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ken


strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable




CONTENTS

Components - Individual components of the kanji.
Bushu - Kanji that share the same bushu number.
Jouyou - Same Jouyou grade.
Skip - Same skip codes.
Example - Example sentences.
Usage - Words that use this kanji.
Drawing - How to draw this kanji.
References - References numbers found in an assortment of reference books.


TRANSLATIONS

English strict
hard
solid
tough
tight
reliable
Romaji ken
Korean gyeon
Mandarin jian1
Reading ケン
かた.い
-がた.い
ken
kata.i
- gata.i
Nanori (name) きん kin
Radical name - -
      

DETAILS

Kanji
Radical no
Radical Number -
Bushu Number 32
Classical Radical # -
Frequency of use 1049
Jouyou grade level 8
Stroke count 12
Hex ID 3778
Unicode ID 5805
Four corner code 7710.4
Skip code 2-9-3
Nelson index -
JIS 0208 code -
JIS 0212 code -


COMPONENTS

StrokesRadicalRad. #RomajiEnglish
2 29 mata or again, furthermore, on the other hand
3 32 tsuchi soil, earth, ground, Turkey
7 131 shin retainer, subject



SAME BUSHU NUMBER 32

#KanjiRomajiEnglish
1 iki range, region, limits, stage, level
2 ichi I, one
3 seki dam, prevent, stop up
4 shio salt
5 ka applaud, praise, esteem
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SAME JOUYOU GRADE 8

#KanjiRomajiEnglish
1 a Asia, rank next, come after, -ous
2 ai pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize
3 aku grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe
4 kyuu handle, entertain, thresh, strip
5 i reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to
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SAME SKIP CODE 2-9-3

#KanjiRomajiEnglish
1 oku heart, interior
2 ken strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable
3 mo miss, mourning
4 da degenerate, descend to, lapse into
5 ho fort
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Note: Entries from the Tanaka Corpus (Examples) should be taken as extremely loose examples only, not definitive, please read http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/tanakacorpus.html for more information.

# Kanji English
1 彼はく決心をしていたので我々は彼を従わせることができなかった。
kareha kataku kesshin woshiteitanode wareware ha kare wo shitagawa serukotogadekinakatta .
He was determined, and we couldn't bend him.

2 その走者はい筋肉をしている。
sono sousha ha katai kinniku woshiteiru .
The runner has firm muscles.

3 会の始まりや初対面のさをほぐす。
kai no hajimari ya shotaimen no katasa wohogusu .
Break through the ice.

4 実な草の根レベルの運動を築きあげることに集中しなければならない。
kenjitsu na kusanone reberu no undou wo kiduki agerukotoni shuuchuu shinakerebanaranai .
We must focus on building a solid grass-roots movement.

5 苦しく考えないで、くつろいでください。
katakurushi ku kangae naide , kutsuroidekudasai .
Don't stand on ceremony. Just make yourself at home.

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WORD USAGE

# Dict Kanji Hira/Kata English
1 Japanese 意志
ishi kengo
いしけんご
ishikengo
(n,adj-na) strong determination strong-willed having strong will power firmness of purpose

2 Japanese 義理
giri katai
ぎりがたい
girigatai
(adj) possessed of a strong sense of duty

3 Japanese 金剛
kongou kengo
こんごうけんご
kongoukengo
(n) firm and solid sturdy and indestructible unshakable adamantine

4 Japanese
katai
かたい
katai
(adj) (1) hard (esp. wood) solid tough (2) stiff tight (3) strong firm (not viscous or easily moved) (4) safe steady honest steadfast (5) obstinate stubborn (6) bookish formal stuffy (P)

5 Japanese い言葉
katai kotoba
かたいことば
kataikotoba
(n) stiff speech

6 DDB 三不
san fu ken hou
さんふけんほう
sanfukenhou
three uncertain phenomena

7 DDB
san ken
さんけん
sanken
three certainties

8 DDB
fu ken
ふけん
fuken
insubstantial

9 DDB
go kengo
ごけんご
gokengo
five hardnesses

10 DDB
osamu ken
しゅけん
shuken
firmness in cultivation

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DRAWING

Note There is a problem with the stroke order in some of these kanji, I'm aware of it but have no time to fix it, like all online information it should be taken with a (large) grain of salt. To be clear: the problem is in the image drawing program not the Taka database.

Kanji drawing map

  • The green dot is the starting point!
  • Name above the completed radical is the reading
  • Name below the completed radical is the radical name
  • If you find an error, please email kanji at mahou.org

The stroke order information has been borrowed from the Taka Kanji Database




REFERENCES

2823 New Japanese-English Character Dictionary
1096 Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary
1038 The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary
- Japanese For Busy People vols I-III
- The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power
356 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
- A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese" 3rd ed.
1228 Kanji in Context
1805 Kanji Learners Dictionary
995 Essential Kanji
3472 2001 Kanji" (Bojinsha)
- A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
- Tuttle Kanji Cards
3b9.13 The Kanji Dictionary
1289 Kanji & Kana book" 2nd ed.
5210, 3.0204 Morohashi Daikanwajiten (index number, volume.page)
1217 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
914 Gakken Kanji Dictionary
853 Remembering The Kanji
1796 Japanese Names



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