集 Stroke Order

How to write (gather, meet, congregate, swarm) - a JLPT N4 kanji written in 12 strokes. Watch the animation, then follow the numbered steps below.

集 · 12 strokes
Meaninggather, meet, congregate, swarm
On'yomiシュウ
Kun'yomiあつ.まる、あつ.める、つど.う
JLPT levelN4
Strokes12

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

Practice writing 集

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