JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 25

謝 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

thank; apologize

On
シャsha
Kun
あやまるayamaru ことわるkotowaru さるsaru

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

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謝17 strokes

How to write 謝: stroke order

謝 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.

謝 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 謝 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 謝

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

  • 言

    say; words

    Radical

  • 射

    shoot; emit

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 25