10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

frugal, economy, thrifty

Kun'yomi
  • thrifty
  • つづまやか
On'yomi
  • ケン
    economizing

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

frugal, economy, thrifty
ケン つま.しい つづまやか (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
all(僉) variant
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
center, middle
オウ あきら え (3rd, N2)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)

Common Words

economizing
(practice of) simplicity and frugality
economical and simple
respectfulness and modesty
greedy and stingy
custom (habit) of diligence and thrift
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References

Unicode hex code 5039
JIS X 0208 1-23-80
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 479
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 248
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 116
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 823
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 878
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 899
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1425
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 103
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1690
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a8.27
Four corner code 2823.6
De Roo Code 2163