Kanji

What does the kanji 陳 mean?

陳 means stating, presenting; old, stale. On'yomi チン. Kun'yomi ひ.ねる.

Quick facts
On'yomiチン
Kun'yomiひ.ねる
Strokes11
Main radical阜
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi チンKun'yomi ひ.ねる
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

stating, presenting; old, stale

Memory hook

Bringing eastern (東) goods out onto the bank (阝) to display — STATE, DISPLAY, OLD.

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Common words

  • 陳列ちんれつdisplay, exhibition

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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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