Kanji

What does the kanji 虞 mean?

虞 means concern, apprehension; anticipating. On'yomi グ. Kun'yomi おそれ、おもんぱか.る、はか.る、うれ.える、あざむ.く、あやま.る、のぞ.む、たの.しむ.

Quick facts
On'yomiグ
Kun'yomiおそれ、おもんぱか.る、はか.る、うれ.える、あざむ.く、あやま.る、のぞ.む、たの.しむ
Strokes13
Main radical虍
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi グKun'yomi おそれ、おもんぱか.る、はか.る、うれ.える、あざむ.く、あやま.る、のぞ.む、たの.しむ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

concern, apprehension; anticipating

Memory hook

Seeing the tiger (虍), the mouth (口) cries out in fear — APPREHENSION, ANXIETY.

Main radical

虍tiger 6 strokes

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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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.