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Kanji: 呆
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KANJI

呆

7 strokes

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JLPT Level:	Not included on the JLPT test
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level Pre-1 (covers about 3,000 Kanji)
Grade:	Not a Joyo kanji
Radical:	口 Radical name: くち
Meaning:	Be amazed, disgusted, shocked
Usage:	Appears rarely in Japanese newspapers; about 1800 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N1	呆(あき)れる	to be amazed, to be shocked
N1	呆気(あっけ)ない	not enough, too quick (short long etc.)
N1	呆然(ぼうぜん)	dumbfounded, overcome with surprise, in blank amazement

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