敢
敢 — Daring
daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiあえて (aete)
Kun’yomiあえない (aenai)
Kun’yomiあえず (aezu)
Stroke order (12 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 敢
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 果敢 | かかん kakan | resolute; determined; bold |
| 敢えて | あえて aete | purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately |
| 敢行 | かんこう kankou | decisive action; going through with; daring to do |
| 敢闘 | かんとう kantou | fighting bravely |
| 勇敢 | ゆうかん yuukan | brave; courageous; gallant |
| 敢然 | かんぜん kanzen | boldly; bravely; resolutely |
Study notes
敢 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1859 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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