母 Stroke Order

How to write (mother) - a JLPT N5 kanji written in 5 strokes. Watch the animation, then follow the numbered steps below.

母 · 5 strokes
Meaningmother
On'yomi
Kun'yomiはは、も
JLPT levelN5
Strokes5

母 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
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Stroke 4
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Stroke 5
Trace 母 with your finger - the app checks every stroke as you write.

Practice writing 母

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