Kanji

What does the kanji 漢 mean?

漢 means Han dynasty; Chinese characters, China. On'yomi カン.

Quick facts
On'yomiカン
Strokes13
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
On'yomi カン
N4 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

Han dynasty; Chinese characters, China

Memory hook

By the great river (氵) a tall man (大) opens his mouth (口) and speaks his own tongue — CHINESE, HAN.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Common words

  • 漢字かんじkanji, Chinese characters

More words with this kanji

  • 漢和かんわChinese-Japanese; kanji dictionary
  • 漢語かんごSino-Japanese word, word of Chinese origin

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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.

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