案 – plan, suggestion, draft

10 strokesTaught in grade 4#206 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 案 means plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is アン (an); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つくえ (tsukue). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 木 (no. 75).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	アン	an
Kun’yomi	つくえ	tsukue

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: 木 (Kangxi radical 75). Components: 女・木・宀.

Words using 案

案内あんないguidance案あんidea案外あんがいunexpectedly提案ていあんproposal答案とうあんexamination paper議案ぎあんlegislative bill法案ほうあんbill (law)案の定あんのじょうas expected案じるあんじるto be anxious (about)

Example sentences

ガイドは観光客に博物館の案内をした。

A guide conducted the visitors round the museum.

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１人の年老いた女性が私たちに城の中を案内してくれた。

An old lady guided us through the castle.

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驚いたことに、彼は簡単に案を考え出した。

To my surprise, he easily came up with a plan.

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Kanji with the same radical

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