win
N3- Onyomi
- ショウ
- Kunyomi
- か(つ)
- Stroke count
- 12
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 勝 down and you get 月 (moon / month) — the moon hanging in a clear night sky, and beside it 劵 (ticket / certificate) — a torn ticket stub, one half kept as proof. Picture the moon in a night sky, put 勝 inside it, and let that scene stand for "win" — win. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 12
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は12画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 12 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
優勝
yuushou
championship
勝つ
katsu
to win
勝訴
shouso
winning a lawsuit
勝って
katte
win — te-form
勝ちます
kachimasu
win — polite present
勝訴する
shousosuru
to do winning a lawsuit
Example sentences (4)
私たちのチームが大会で優勝しました。
わたしたち の ちーむ が たいかい で ゆうしょう しました。
watashitachi no chiimu ga taikai de yuushou shimashita.
Our team won the tournament.
優勝できるとは思っていませんでした。
ゆうしょう できる と は おもって いません でした。
yuushou dekiru to wa omotte imasen deshita.
I never thought we could win.
昨日の試合はうちのチームが勝ちました。
きのう の しあい は うち の ちーむ が かちました。
kinou no shiai wa uchi no chiimu ga kachimashita.
Our team won yesterday's match.
練習を続ければ、次は勝てるかもしれません。
れんしゅう を つづければ、つぎ は かてる かも しれません。
renshuu o tsuzukereba, tsugi wa kateru kamo shiremasen.
If we keep practicing, we might be able to win next time.