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

daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful

Kun'yomi
  • purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.) ②not necessarily ③definitely not
  • disappointing (end, result, etc.)
  • えず
On'yomi
  • カン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カン 88.1%
えてえないえず 11.9%

Character Breakdown

daring, brave, bold
カン あ.えて (8th, N1)
under, underneath, below
カ ゲ した
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Contained In

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References

Unicode hex code 6562
JIS X 0208 1-20-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2054
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2350
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1706
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2142
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1121
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1522
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 826
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 889
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1812
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1687
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1713
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13260
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1106
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1691
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1807
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1390
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1544
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1622
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 942
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 834
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i8.5
Four corner code 1814.0
De Roo Code 3166