Kanji · first appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary
漢

漢 – Sino-, China

13 strokesTaught in grade 3#1487 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 漢 means Sino-, China. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カン (kan). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
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: (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 汁・艾・口・一・大・二.

Words using 漢

漢字かんじkanji漢和かんわChina and Japan漢語かんごJapanese word of Chinese origin

Example sentences

漢字を書くときは点やはらいに気をつけて、なるべく早くていねいに書きましょう。
When drawing kanji be careful of dots and sweeps, write as carefully and quickly as possible.

Kanji with the same radical

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