JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 16

飯 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

rice; meal

On
ハンhan
Kun
めしmeshi いいii ままmama

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

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飯12 strokes

How to write 飯: stroke order

飯 has 12 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.

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

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

  • 飠 (食)

    eat; food

    Radical

  • 反

    opposite; bend back

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 16