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阿
JLPT N1 8 strokes Frequency: #1126

Meanings

Africa, Flatter, Fawn Upon, Corner, Nook, Recess

Radicals

阝

Decomposition

⿰阝可

Etymology

Pictophonetic: place

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 8

Stroke Order

1 corner top-left-to-bottom-right
2 unknown right-to-left
3 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
4 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
5 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
6 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
7 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
8 hook right-to-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚’ a
γ‚ͺ o
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
γŠγ‚‚γ­ omone
くま kuma