案
案 — Plan
plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition
On’yomiアン (an)
Kun’yomiつくえ (tsukue)
Stroke order (10 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 案
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 法案 | ほうあん houan | bill (law); measure |
| 提案 | ていあん teian | proposal; proposition; suggestion |
| 廃案 | はいあん haian | rejected bill (project) |
| 懸案 | けんあん kenan | pending question; unresolved problem |
| 原案 | げんあん genan | original plan; original bill; original motion |
| 案内 | あんない annai | guidance; leading (the way); showing around |
Study notes
案 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #206 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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