Kanji

What does the kanji 漫 mean?

漫 means aimless, unrestrained; comics. On'yomi マン. Kun'yomi みだり.に、そぞ.ろ.

Quick facts
On'yomiマン
Kun'yomiみだり.に、そぞ.ろ
Strokes14
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi マンKun'yomi みだり.に、そぞ.ろ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework14 strokes

aimless, unrestrained; comics

Memory hook

Water (氵) spreading on and on with no edge to it — RAMBLING, RANDOM, MANGA.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 14 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.

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.