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Kanji: 然

KANJI
12 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
しか
しか
しか
 ON 音 
ゼン
ネン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:
火(灬)
Radical name:
ひへん (れんが)
Meaning:
Sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 400 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N3
(ぐうぜん)
(by) chance, unexpectedly, suddenly
N3
(しぜん)
nature, spontaneous
N3
(ぜんぜん)
(1) wholly, entirely, completely, (2) not at all (with neg. verb)
N3
(てんねん)
nature, spontaneity
N3
(とつぜん)
abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly, all at once
N2
(しぜんかがく)
natural science
N1
(いぜん)
still, as yet
N1
(こうぜん)
open (e.g. secret), public, official
N1
(しか)
however, but
N1
(しか)しながら
nevertheless, however
N1
(せいぜん)
orderly, regular, well-organized, trim, accurate
N1
(だんぜん)
firmly, absolutely, definitely
N1
(ばくぜん)
obscure, vague, equivocal
N1
(ひつぜん)
inevitable, necessary
N1
(ぼうぜん)
dumbfounded, overcome with surprise, in blank amazement
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