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JLPT N5 · Clothes & things (katakana)

ハンカチ

はんかち

handkerchief

Stroke order of ハンカチ

4 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ハ · 2 strokesン · 2 strokesカ · 2 strokesチ · 3 strokes

Memory trick

From 'HANDKERCHIEF': han-ka-chi.

Parts: from English 'handkerchief'

The characters in ハンカチ

  • ハ は — ha (2 strokes)
  • ン ん — n (the only lone consonant) (2 strokes)
  • カ か — ka (2 strokes)
  • チ ち — chi (3 strokes)

Example sentence

ハンカチで手をふきます。

はんかちでてをふきます。

I wipe my hands with a handkerchief.

More words: Clothes & things (katakana)

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