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Go,  let’s  “go”  —  you’re  on  the  right  path  for  learning  kanji!  And
                                    five              stroke has a corner. In general, bent or curved lines are written as
                                                      speaking of paths, when you trace this kanji, notice that the third


              GO/itsu                                 one line. You can find this kanji in compounds such as    gogatsu
                                                      (May),       jūgo (fifteen), and    gonin (five people).








                           Radical: 二                              Number of strokes: four
























                                    six               Six  rocks!  Roku is  comprised  of four strokes,  and is  very simple to

                                                                                                           roku-
                                                      write. You can combine roku with other kanji to write
              ROKU/mu                                 gatsu (June),      jūroku (sixteen),    rokunin (six people),
                                                      and more!








                           Radical: 八                              Number of strokes: four




















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