穏 – calm, quiet, moderation

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The kanji 穏 means calm, quiet, moderation. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is オン (on); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おだ.やか (odayaka). It is written with 16 strokes, under radical 禾 (no. 115).

Stroke order

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

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	オン	on
Kun’yomi	おだ.やか	odayaka

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: 禾 (Kangxi radical 115). Components: ヨ・禾・心・爪.

Words using 穏

穏やかおだやかcalm

Example sentences

海は穏やかに、そしてなめらかに見える。

The sea looks calm and smooth.

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Kanji with the same radical

私税移種程科積秋秀秘称秒稲稼秩稿

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