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18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

simplicity, brevity

Kun'yomi
  • えらぶ
  • ふだ
    		ticket ②label ③sign ④playing card
On'yomi
  • カン
    		simplicity ②letter ③bamboo writing strip (in ancient China) ④simplified Chinese character
  • ケン

Main Radical

竹(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カン 100.0%
ケン 0.0%

Character Breakdown

simplicity, brevity
カン　ケン　えら.ぶ (6th, N2)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
interval, space
ま　カン　ケン (2nd, N5)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

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References

Unicode hex code 7C21
JIS X 0208 1-20-42
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3444
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4358
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2721
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3380
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1746
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2374
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1621
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1749
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 870
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2788
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1103
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26520P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 829
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1533
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1634
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 802
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 843
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1002
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 358
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1490
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1635
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f12.5
Four corner code 8822.7
De Roo Code 2378