JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 12

里 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

hometown; village; distance unit

On
リri
Kun
さとsato

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

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里7 strokes

How to write 里: stroke order

里 has 7 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.

里 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 里 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).

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 12