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JLPT N5 · Places & directions

日本

にほん

Japan

Stroke order of 日本

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

日 · 4 strokes本 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

Japan is the origin (本) of the sun (日): the land where the sun rises first.

Parts: 日 sun + 本 origin/root

The characters in 日本

  • 日 ひ — day; sun (4 strokes)
  • 本 ほん — book (5 strokes)

Example sentence

来年、日本へ行きます。

らいねん、にほんへいきます。

I will go to Japan next year.

Words with 日

Words with 本

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