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Stroke direction โ€“ change of direction

A single stroke can change direction once, twice, or more times. Observe the highlighted strokes in the following diagram.

Kanji stroke diagram showing the kanji ็ง watashi 'I', ๅŒ– bakeru 'to mutate', ็›ด naosu 'to adjust', ๅˆ€ katana 'sword', ๆฐ— KI 'spirit', ๅค• yuu 'evening', ๆฐด mizu 'water', ๅผ“ yumi 'bow', ้” TATSU 'to reach', ไนƒ no. It illustrates how strokes can change direction.
็ง watashi ‘I’, ๅŒ– bakeru ‘to mutate’, ็›ด naosu ‘to adjust’, ๅˆ€ katana ‘sword’, ๆฐ— KI ‘spirit’, ๅค• yuu ‘evening’, ๆฐด mizu ‘water’, ๅผ“ yumi ‘bow’, ้” TATSU ‘to reach’, ไนƒ no.

Strokes that change direction are not special: they follow the same direction rules like every other stroke. You should write them left to right (stroke direction rule 1), and top to bottom (stroke direction rule 2).

Write a stroke from the end that allows your pen to move either rightward or downward, and not leftward or upward.

Spend a 5 minutes to fully understanding the sentence above while you practice writing the 10 kanji in the diagram.

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