stroke order

How to write the kanji (flats; counter for houses; eaves) — 10 strokes, taught in Japanese secondary school.

Stroke 0 / 10
Speed
Character
Meaningflats; counter for houses; eaves
GradeTaught in Japanese secondary school
Radical車 (kuruma · kurumahen)
Stroke count10
UnicodeU+8ED2
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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 10 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.