stroke order

How to write the kanji (beautiful woman; princess) — 12 strokes, taught in grade 4 of Japanese elementary school.

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Speed
Character
Meaningbeautiful woman; princess
GradeTaught in grade 4 of Japanese elementary school
Radical女 (onna · onnahen)
Stroke count12
UnicodeU+5A9B
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Press Play to watch being written one stroke at a time, in the correct order and direction. Use Next stroke / Prev stroke to move through the 12 strokes yourself, turn on Stroke numbers to see where each stroke starts, and change the speed to slow things down. Writing kanji in the correct stroke order makes the shape come out balanced and is essential for natural handwriting.

Stroke-order data from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Meanings and school grades from KANJIDIC2 © James William Breen and The Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.