JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 96

鯨 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

whale

On
ゲイgei
Kun
くじらkujira

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

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鯨19 strokes

How to write 鯨: stroke order

鯨 has 19 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.

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

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

  • 魚

    fish

    Radical

  • 京

    capital city

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 96