JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 21

負 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

lose; bear

On
フfu ブbu フウfuu
Kun
まかすmakasu まけるmakeru おうou たのむtanomu そむくsomuku

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

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負9 strokes

How to write 負: stroke order

負 has 9 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.

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

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

  • 𠂊 (勹)

  • 貝

    shellfish; shell

    Radical

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 21