漢字城 Kanji Fortress

漢 sino-

Also: China

On'yomi
カン
Strokes
13
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 3

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
漢 is written in 13 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

By the Han River (氵) stands a man (夫) with a blade of grass (艹) in his mouth (口) — a man of China.

A common word

  • 漢字 かんじ kanji; Chinese characters

Example sentences

  • かんじはむずかしいです。

    Kanji are difficult.

  • まいにちかんじをいつつおぼえます。

    I memorize five kanji every day.

Don't confuse it with

  • 漠 vague N1

Kanji that share a part

氵 is its radical. 131 kanji share it in all.

口 is a component. 124 kanji share it in all.