宣 – proclaim, say, announce

9 strokesTaught in grade 6#695 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 宣 means proclaim, say, announce. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セン (sen); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is のたま.う (notamau). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 宀 (no. 40).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セン	sen
Kun’yomi	のたま.う	notamau

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: 宀 (Kangxi radical 40). Components: 一・日・宀.

Words using 宣

宣伝せんでんpublicity宣言せんげんdeclaration宣教せんきょうreligious mission

Example sentences

その商品はテレビで宣伝されている。

The goods are advertised on TV.

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その植民地は独立を宣言した。

The colony declared independence.

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Kanji with the same radical

定実家安官容宅害宮審守察室客完富

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