JLPT N3 · Earth & sky

虹

にじ

rainbow

Stroke order of 虹

虹 is written with 9 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A worm/snake-like (虫) arc stretching across (工) the sky: a rainbow.

Parts: 虫 creature + 工 span

Example sentence

雨の後に虹が出た。

あめのあとににじがでた。

A rainbow appeared after the rain.

More words: Earth & sky

泥mud 土地land; plot 大地the earth; ground 陸land (vs sea)地面ground 朝日morning sun 夕日setting sun 日光sunlight 影shadow 霧fog 霜frost 夜空night sky

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