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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 12

質 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

quality; question

On: シツshitsu シチshichi チchi シshi
Kun: ただすtadasu たちtachi もとmoto わりふwarifu

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

質15 strokes

How to write 質: stroke order

質 has 15 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.

質 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 質 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 質

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

斤
traditional weight unit; loaf counter
貝
shellfish; shell
Radical

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 12

質 quality; questionOnシツ、シチ、チKunただす、たち、もと台 stand; platformOnダイ、タイKunうてな、われ、つかさ室 roomOnシツKunむろ、へや、つま可 possible; allowedOnカ、コクKunべき、べし、よい建 buildOnケン、コンKunたつ、たてる、たて転 turn; tumbleOnテンKunころがる、ころがす、ころげる医 medicineOnイKunくすし、いやす、いする止 stopOnシKunとめる、とまる、とどめる字 written characterOnジKunあざ、あざな、な工 craft; constructionOnコウ、ク、グKunたくみ、たくむ、わざ