Kanzen
質 — Stroke order

JLPT N4 kanji · 15 strokes · #389 by frequency

質 — Quality, substance

Meaning
Quality, substance, matter, temperament, hostage, pledge
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
シツシチチ
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
たちただ.すもとわりふ
Radical
貝

Stroke order

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

  1. Stroke 1/15
  2. Stroke 2/15
  3. Stroke 3/15
  4. Stroke 4/15
  5. Stroke 5/15
  6. Stroke 6/15
  7. Stroke 7/15
  8. Stroke 8/15
  9. Stroke 9/15
  10. Stroke 10/15
  11. Stroke 11/15
  12. Stroke 12/15
  13. Stroke 13/15
  14. Stroke 14/15
  15. Stroke 15/15

Components

The pieces this kanji is built from. Recognizing them is half of understanding it.

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Memory hook and vocabulary

In the app, 質 comes with its memory hook, the readings to learn first and 12 vocabulary words, each reviewed at the right moment.

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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.