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

noisy, boisterous

Kun'yomi
  • noisy ②much talked of ③strict ④particular
  • noisy
On'yomi
  • ケン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケン 96.5%
やかましい 3.5%

Character Breakdown

noisy, boisterous
ケン やかま.しい かまびす.しい (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
proclaim, say, announce
セン のたま.う とおる (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 55A7
JIS X 0208 1-23-86
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 962
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 856
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 667
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 504
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2163
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2284
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1541
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3976
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d9.12
Four corner code 6301.6