禪

17 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1

Zen Buddhism, silent meditation

Kun'yomi
  • しずか
  • ゆずる
On'yomi
  • ゼン
    		dhyana (profound meditation) ②Zen (Buddhism)
  • セン

Main Radical

示(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

Zen Buddhism, silent meditation
ゼン　しずか　ゆず.る (Kentei 1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
one, single, simple
タン　ひとえ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
armor, high (voice), A grade
かぶと　コウ　カン (8th, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 79AA
JIS X 0208 1-67-24
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3257
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4110
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1245
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1589
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1149
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2627
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24835
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4e9.2
Four corner code 3625.6