安 Stroke Order

How to write (relax, cheap, low, quiet) - a JLPT N5 kanji written in 6 strokes. Watch the animation, then follow the numbered steps below.

安 · 6 strokes
Meaningrelax, cheap, low, quiet
On'yomiアン
Kun'yomiやす.い、やす.まる、やす
JLPT levelN5
Strokes6

安 stroke by stroke

Earlier strokes are gray; the numbered stroke is the one to draw. Kanji generally go top to bottom, left to right.

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Trace 安 with your finger - the app checks every stroke as you write.

Practice writing 安

Trace the model character at the start of each row, then use the blank rows to write 安 from memory - to get the steps and practice grid on paper.

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Stroke data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Readings: KANJIDIC2 © EDRDG (CC BY-SA 4.0).