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懸

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • state of suspension
  • hang
  • depend
  • consult
  • distant
  • far apart

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ケン
  • ケ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • か.ける
  • か.かる
Strokes
20
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1556
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
心#61 · heart

Components

Common Words

  • 懸かけNoun
    credit
  • 懸念けねんNoun
    worry, fear, anxiety
  • 懸命けんめいna-adjective
    eager, earnest, strenuous
  • 懸案けんあんNoun
    pending question, unresolved problem
  • 一生懸命いっしょうけんめいAdverb
    very hard, with utmost effort, as hard as one can
  • 懸賞けんしょうNoun
    offering a prize, prize competition, prize
  • 懸垂けんすいNoun
    pull-up (exercise), chin-up, chinning
  • 命懸けいのちがけNoun
    putting one's life on the line, staking one's life (on), risking one's life

Practice in Kanjiru

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Related Kanji

命fateめい、みょう、いのちN38 strokes案planあん、つくえN110 strokes念wishねんN38 strokes濁voicedだく、じょく、にごN116 strokes垂droopすい、た、なんなんとN18 strokes賞prizeしょう、ほN215 strokes

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