工 Stroke Order

How to write (craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)) - a JLPT N4 kanji written in 3 strokes. Watch the animation, then follow the numbered steps below.

工 · 3 strokes
Meaningcraft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
On'yomiコウ、ク、グ
JLPT levelN4
Strokes3

工 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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Stroke 1
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Stroke 2
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Stroke 3
Trace 工 with your finger - the app checks every stroke as you write.

Practice writing 工

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

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