近 Stroke Order

How to write (near, early, akin, tantamount) - a JLPT N4 kanji written in 7 strokes. Watch the animation, then follow the numbered steps below.

近 · 7 strokes
Meaningnear, early, akin, tantamount
On'yomiキン、コン
Kun'yomiちか.い
JLPT levelN4
Strokes7

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

Practice writing 近

Trace the model character at the start of each row, then use the blank rows to write 近 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).