禅 – Zen, silent meditation

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The kanji 禅 means Zen, silent meditation. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ゼン、セン (zen, sen); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is しずか、ゆず.る (shizuka, yuzuru). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 示 (no. 113).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ゼン	zen
On’yomi	セン	sen
Kun’yomi	しずか	shizuka
Kun’yomi	ゆず.る	yuzuru

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: 示 (Kangxi radical 113). Components: 十・尚・田・礼.

Words using 禅

禅ぜんdhyana (profound meditation)

Example sentences

禅は私たちの心を鍛練するといわれる。

They say Zen cultivates our mind.

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Kanji with the same radical

社示神福票禁祉祭祝礼祖祈禄

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