JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 56

謎 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

riddle; mystery

Kun
なぞnazo

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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謎17 strokes

How to write 謎: stroke order

謎 has 17 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

謎 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 謎 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 謎

The parts 謎 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 言

    say; words

    Radical

  • 迷

    lose one's way; hesitate

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 56