Kanji

What does the kanji 珍 mean?

珍 means rare, precious. On'yomi チン. Kun'yomi めずら.しい、たから.

Quick facts
On'yomiチン
Kun'yomiめずら.しい、たから
Strokes9
Main radical王
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi チンKun'yomi めずら.しい、たから
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

rare, precious

Memory hook

A jewel (王) with unusually fine markings — RARE, PRECIOUS.

Main radical

王king 4 strokes

Stroke order · 9 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.

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