紳
紳 — Sire
sire, good belt, gentleman
On’yomiシン (shin)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (11 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 紳
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紳士 | しんし shinshi | gentleman |
| 紳士協定 | しんしきょうてい shinshikyoutei | gentlemen's agreement |
| 紳士的 | しんしてき shinshiteki | gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred |
| 紳士録 | しんしろく shinshiroku | who's who; directory; social register |
Study notes
紳 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1790 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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