Kanzen
掌 — Stroke order

JLPT N1 kanji · 12 strokes · #1757 by frequency

掌 — Palm of hand, rule

Meaning
Palm of hand, rule, administer
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
てのひらたなごころ
Radical
手

Stroke order

12 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.

  1. Stroke 1/12
  2. Stroke 2/12
  3. Stroke 3/12
  4. Stroke 4/12
  5. Stroke 5/12
  6. Stroke 6/12
  7. Stroke 7/12
  8. Stroke 8/12
  9. Stroke 9/12
  10. Stroke 10/12
  11. Stroke 11/12
  12. Stroke 12/12

Components

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Memory hook and vocabulary

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Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.