勘 – intuition, perception, check

11 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1494 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 勘 means intuition, perception, check, compare, sixth sense. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カン (kan). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 力 (no. 19).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カン	kan

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: 力 (Kangxi radical 19). Components: 力・匚・甘・儿.

Words using 勘

勘かんperception勘定かんじょうcalculation勘違いかんちがいmisunderstanding勘弁かんべんpardon

Example sentences

その新聞記者はニュースを嗅ぎつける鋭い勘を持っている。

The newsman has a nose for news.

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勘定は合計５００ドルになる。

The bill amounts to 500 dollars.

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彼はクラスで一番頭がいいと勘違いしている。

He has the illusion that he is the smartest in his class.

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Kanji with the same radical

力動務加勝勢助労効努募勤功勉勧励

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