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stroke order
The prescribed sequence in which the strokes of a kanji or kana character should be written, considered important for proper form and legibility.
書き順を覚える。
To learn the stroke order.
この漢字の書き順は間違えやすい。
The stroke order of this kanji is easy to get wrong.
小学校では書き順を正しく習うことが大切だとされている。
In elementary school, it is considered important to learn stroke order correctly.
The standard order in which strokes of a character are written. Japanese education places great emphasis on correct stroke order from elementary school, and it is tested in school exams. Following proper stroke order helps produce balanced, legible characters and builds muscle memory for faster writing.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 書き順を覚える: to memorize stroke order
- 書き順が違う: the stroke order is wrong
- 正しい書き順: correct stroke order
- 書き順を確認する: to check the stroke order
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 筆順: stroke order — a more formal synonym used in textbooks and dictionaries; same meaning
- 画数: stroke count — the total number of strokes in a character, not the order