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What does the kanji 秦 mean?

秦 means the Qin dynasty (ancient China). On'yomi シン. Kun'yomi はた.

Quick facts
On'yomiシン
Kun'yomiはた
Strokes10
Main radical禾
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi シンKun'yomi はた
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

the Qin dynasty (ancient China)

Memory hook

Many great (大) households pooling their rice (禾) to build a dynasty — QIN.

Main radical

禾rice plant 5 strokes

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Stroke order · 10 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.