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玄

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • mysterious
  • occultness
  • black
  • deep
  • profound

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ゲン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • くろ
  • くろ.い
Strokes
5
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1359
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
玄#95 · profound

Components

Common Words

  • 玄関げんかんNounentrance, front door, entryway, entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, porch, foyer, mud room
  • 玄人くろうとNounexpert, professional, master, connoisseur
  • 玄米げんまいNoununpolished rice, unmilled rice, brown rice
  • 玄孫げんそんNoungreat-great-grandchild, fourth-generation descendant
  • 玄麦げんばくNoununpolished wheat or barley
  • 玄妙げんみょうna-Adj.abstruse, occult, mysterious
  • 玄冬げんとうNounwinter
  • 玄能げんのうNounsledgehammer

Practice in Kanjiru

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