Kanji · first appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary
憲

憲 – constitution, law

16 strokesTaught in grade 6#551 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 憲 means constitution, law. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケン (ken). It is written with 16 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiケンken

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 心・土・買・亠・宀・二.

Words using 憲

Example sentences

アメリカには憲法上の抑制と均衡という入念な制度がある。
America has an elaborate system of constitutional checks and balances.

Kanji with the same radical

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