camp / formation
N1- Onyomi
- ジン
- Stroke count
- 10
- JLPT
- N1
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 陣 down and you get ⻖ (hill / mound) — a terraced hill climbing at the left, and beside it 車 (vehicle / wheel) — a cart seen from above, axle through the middle. Picture a terraced hillside, put 陣 inside it, and let that scene stand for "camp" — camp / formation. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 10
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10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 10 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 sentences (3)
経営陣が刷新されました。
けいえいじん が さっしん されました。
keieijin ga sasshin saremashita.
The management team was completely renewed.
経営陣が刷新されたのを機に、会社の方針も大きく変わりました。
けいえいじん が さっしん された の を き に、かいしゃ の ほうしん も おおきく かわりました。
keieijin ga sasshin sareta no o ki ni, kaisha no houshin mo ookiku kawarimashita.
With the management team overhauled, the company's direction changed substantially too.
株主に対して、経営陣は説明する責任があります。
かぶぬし に たいして、けいえいじん は せつめい する せきにん が あります。
kabunushi ni taishite, keieijin wa setsumei suru sekinin ga arimasu.
Management has a responsibility to explain things to the shareholders.