Kanji

What does the kanji 侃 mean?

侃 means upright, forthright. On'yomi カン. Kun'yomi つよ.い.

Quick facts
On'yomiカン
Kun'yomiつよ.い
Strokes8
Main radical人
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi カンKun'yomi つよ.い
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

upright, forthright

Memory hook

A person (亻) whose words (口) run as straight as a river (川) — UPRIGHT, STRAIGHTFORWARD.

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.