Kanji · first appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary
傑

傑 – greatness, excellence

13 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1926 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 傑 means greatness, excellence. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケツ (ketsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is すぐ.れる (sugureru). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiケツketsu
Kun’yomiすぐ.れるsugureru

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 9). Components: 化・舛・木・夕.

Words using 傑

Example sentences

その偉大な画家の傑作が壁にさかさまにかかっているを見て、彼は驚いた。
He was surprised to find the great artist's masterpiece hung on the wall upside down.
わははは!そりゃ傑作だ!
A-ha-ha-ha! What a blunder!

Kanji with the same radical

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