Kanji

What does the kanji 勘 mean?

勘 means intuition; investigating, checking against. On'yomi カン.

Quick facts
On'yomiカン
Strokes11
Main radical力
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi カン
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

intuition; investigating, checking against

Memory hook

Tasting the sweetness (甘) and then putting strength (力) into a guess — INTUITION, CHECK.

Main radical

力power 2 strokes

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Common words

  • 勘かんintuition, hunch
  • 勘定かんじょうcalculation; bill, check
  • 勘違いかんちがいmisunderstanding, mistaken assumption

More words with this kanji

  • 勘弁かんべんforgiveness, pardon; please excuse (me from doing)

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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.