懸 – state of suspension, hang, depend

20 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#889 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 懸 means state of suspension, hang, depend, consult, distant, far apart. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケン、ケ (ken, ke); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is か.ける、か.かる (kakeru, kakaru). It is written with 20 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケン	ken
On’yomi	ケ	ke
Kun’yomi	か.ける	kakeru
Kun’yomi	か.かる	kakaru

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: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: ノ・糸・幺・小・心・目.

Words using 懸

一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard懸命けんめいeager懸賞けんしょうoffering a prize

Example sentences

もっと一生懸命勉強すべきだったのに。

You should have worked harder.

Tatoeba #193301

父は私が懸命に働かなければならないと言った。

My father said that I must work hard.

Tatoeba #84553

Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感情必応急態想念悪憲愛惑

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