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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 1

郎 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

young man; husband

On: ロウrou リョウryou
Kun: おとこotoko

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

郎9 strokes

How to write 郎: stroke order

郎 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.

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

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

良
good
⻏ (邑)
Radical

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 1

郎 young man; husbandOnロウ、リョウKunおとこ結 tie; concludeOnケツ、ケチ、ケイKunむすぶ、ゆわえる、ゆう氏 family name; clanOnシKunうじ衛 guard; protectOnエイ、エKunまもる第 ordinal markerOnダイ、テイKunついで、やしき保 preserve; maintainOnホ、ホウKunたもつ、もつ、やすんじる義 duty; righteousnessOnギKunよい吉 good fortuneOnキツ、キチKunよし、よい士 specialist; warriorOnシKunさむらい藤 wisteriaOnトウ、ドウKunふじ