険 — Stroke order

JLPT N3 kanji · 11 strokes · #707 by frequency

Precipitous, inaccessible place

Meaning
Precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ケン
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
けわ.しい
Radical

Stroke order

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

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

Components

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

  • Hills, hill (radical 阜, left)
  • All, together, all

In Kanzen

Memory hook and vocabulary

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

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.