諺

16 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

proverb

Kun'yomi
  • ことわざ
    		proverb
On'yomi
  • ゲン

Main Radical

言(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ことわざ 76.5%
ゲン 23.5%

Character Breakdown

proverb
ことわざ　ゲン (Kentei Pre-1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
lad, boy (ancient)
ひこ　こ　ゲン (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
give birth, bring forth, produce
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

げん
諺
ご
語
colloquialism ②proverb
ぞく
俗
げん
諺
proverb
り
俚
げん
諺
proverb
ひ
鄙
げん
諺
vulgar proverb
ほう
法
げん
諺
legal maxim
せい
西
げん
諺
Western saying
けん
諺
ぶん
文
hangul (Korean script) ②proverb
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References

Unicode hex code 8AFA
JIS X 0208 1-24-33
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4403
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5659
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2006
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1440
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2723
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2754
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2508
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35747X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a9.15
Four corner code 0062.2
De Roo Code 3060