けん

noun

Rare.
  1. northwest.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
乾位 けんい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

drought, dry, dessicate
カン かわ.く いぬい (Early Jr. High, N2)
eminent(卓) variant
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
early, fast
はや.い サッ ソウ (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
beg, invite, ask
こ.う コツ キツ (Late High School)
person, (人 variant)
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと- オツ イツ (Late Jr. High, N1)
rank, grade, throne
イ くらい ぞき (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
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
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)