窓 window

On'yomi
ソウ
Kun'yomi
まど
Strokes
11
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 6

Stroke order

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

Remember it

A hole 穴 cut in the wall, and a private 厶 heart 心 leaning on the sill to stare out of it — a window.

A common word

  • 窓 まど window

Example sentences

  • まどをあけてもいいですか。

    May I open the window?

  • このへやのまどからうみがみえます。

    You can see the sea from this room's window.

Kanji that share a part

穴 is its radical.

厶 is a component. 20 kanji share it in all.