詮 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

discussion, methods called for, selection, result

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • センJHS
Kun (native)
  • せん(ずる)
  • かい
  • あき(らか)
Nanori (used in names)
  • あき
Other languages
  • 拼音quan2
  • 한글jeon
  • Hán-ViệtThuyên

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

Basics

Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
言(げん)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+8A6E

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰言全

Words using this kanji

  • せん(セン/かい 「詮が(も)ない」の形で)やりがい、それをやったことによって得られる何らかの利益。way, method, means, effect
  • 詮索せんさく細かく調べること。 あれこれ細かく憶測すること。inquiry into, enquiry into, prying (into), investigation
  • 詮方せんかたway, method, means, resource
  • 詮議せんぎ評議して物事を説き明かすこと。 罪人を取り調べたり、行方を捜索したりすること。discussion, deliberation, consideration, investigation (into a suspect)
  • 詮無いせんないunavoidable, no help for
  • 詮索好きせんさくずきcuriosity, inquisitiveness, nosy person, busybody
  • 詮議立てせんぎだてthorough discussion, careful consideration, rigorous investigation
  • 詮方ないせんかたないcannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do
  • 詮ずるところせんずるところafter all, in the end, in short, given due consideration

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(11 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-7-6
Four Corner
0861.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
7a6.14
Heisig
360
Nelson
4356