The Japanese kanji for courage: 勇
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The kanji for courage: 勇
Strength (力) at the bottom, pushing up.
勇
- Meaning
- courage
- Kun reading
- isa(mu) (Japanese)
- On reading
- YŪ (from Chinese)
- Strokes
- 9
書き順Stroke order
勇 is written in 9 strokes, in this order. The red line is the new stroke at each step. Japanese is written top to bottom and left to right, and the order matters: it is what makes handwriting flow.
Stroke data from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
使い方In everyday Japanese
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勇気 | yūki | courage |
| 勇者 | yūsha | a hero |
敬意Wearing it
Usually seen in 勇気, but on its own it still reads as brave.
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