12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

yell, cry, call, scream, summon

Kun'yomi
  • to shout
On'yomi
  • カン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カン 99.7%
わめ 0.3%

Character Breakdown

yell, cry, call
カン わめ.く (8th, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
clear, bright
カン あき.らか (Kentei 1)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

summons ②summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.)
shout (of excitement)
summoning of a sworn witness (court, Diet)
summons for directions (legal UK)
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References

Unicode hex code 559A
JIS X 0208 1-20-13
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 958
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 852
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 550
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 666
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 404
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 503
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1042
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1121
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1953
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1405
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3953
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1103
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1587
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1694
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1139
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1508
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1435
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 308
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1051
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d9.19
Four corner code 6703.4
De Roo Code 3763