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然

然 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. もえる。
  2. しかり、ただしい。肯定・是認の意を表す。
  3. ある状態にある。その状態である意を表す。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「火」+音符「肰」。「もえる」を意味する漢語｛燃｝を表す字。のち仮借して虚詞の｛然｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ゼンElem.
  • ネンElem.
Kun (native)
  • しか
  • しか(り)
  • しか(し)
  • さ
Other languages
  • 拼音ran2
  • 한글yeon
  • Hán-ViệtNhiên

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
火(ひ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+7136

Components

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Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱⿰𱼀犬灬

Words using this kanji

  • 然ししかしhowever, but
  • 然もしかもmoreover, furthermore, nevertheless, and yet
  • 然うそうin that way, thus, such, so
  • 然らばさらばfarewell, goodbye, adieu, if so
  • 然うしてそうしてand, like that
  • 然うしたそうしたsuch
  • 然うすればそうすればif so, in that case, in that situation
  • 然うしたらそうしたらthen, and (then), in that case, if so
  • 然ぜん-like
  • 然さso, like that, in that way
  • 然しかlike that, as such, yeah, uh-huh
  • 然もさもreally (seem, appear, etc.), truly, evidently, in that way
  • 然るさるa particular, a certain, that kind of, such a
  • 然程さほど「さほど」を参照。(not) so, (not) particularly, (not) very, (not) that much
  • 然諾ぜんだく引き受けること。 引き受ける。consent, saying yes
  • 然迄さまでso much
  • 然然しかじかsuch and such
  • 然りしかり「しかり」の漢字表記。yes, yea, aye, affirmative
  • 然然ささsuch and such
  • 然るにしかるにhowever, nevertheless, but, and yet

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Lookup codes

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