懸
懸 — State of suspension
state of suspension, hang, depend, consult, distant, far apart
On’yomiケン (ken)
On’yomiケ (ke)
Kun’yomiかける (kakeru)
Kun’yomiかかる (kakaru)
Stroke order (20 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 懸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 懸念 | けねん kenen | worry; fear; anxiety |
| 懸命 | けんめい kenmei | eager; earnest; strenuous |
| 一生懸命 | いっしょうけんめい isshoukenmei | very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can |
| 懸案 | けんあん kenan | pending question; unresolved problem |
| 懸賞 | けんしょう kenshou | offering a prize; prize competition; prize |
| 懸垂 | けんすい kensui | pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning |
Study notes
懸 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 20 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #889 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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