Keyword
bold
Info
FrequencyTop 1700-1800
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig889
Readings
(51%)
かん
(47%)
あえ
(1%)
Composed of
one
stick
ear
folding chair
Used in kanji (6 in total)
strict
???
serious
olive
Used in vocabulary (33 in total)
brave; heroic; gallant
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
resolute; determined; bold
Examples (60 in total)
That incident put his courage to the test.
The soldiers fought valiantly, but finally they had to give in.
The soldier acted bravely.
The brave captain saved his ship.
How brave of him to jump into the water to save the little girl!
He tried to be brave while he was being held hostage.
I'm not so brave.
All the soldiers were gallant.
His bravery is worth respecting.
The story of his brave struggle affected us deeply.
He is as brave a man as any in the village.
He is very brave.
He is brave enough to go there by himself.
He fought bravely in behalf of a cause.
He was brave.
It is believed that he was a brave soldier.
He was a brave soldier.
He is a brave man.
He was brave enough to go there alone.
He is a most brave man.
They were not brave at all.
Bravely though they fought, they were defeated.
She is not only gentle but brave.
She was brave.
She had the courage to say it.
She held her head up bravely.
She's a girl, but she's brave.
She was a child, but she was brave.
The Japanese are a brave people.
The man fought bravely but finally gave in.
I'm brave.
His bravery is above all praise.
John did a brave thing.
It was brave of you to go into the burning house.
Father told me always to be brave and cheerful.
He became brave in the face of danger.
The policemen were very brave in the face of great danger.
He was a brave warrior who had spent most of his life fighting his enemies.
He is strong, brave and, above all, kind.
The brave knight steps forward and kisses the lady on the hand.
We could not but admire his courage.
His brave deeds earned him a medal.
His brave action is worthy of a medal.
John is brave in appearance, but is in reality a coward.
Tom was a brave soldier.
Tom was a brave man.
When it comes to war, they are as brave as anyone.
She admires John for his courage.
He had the courage to expose the scandal.
Bravery is a great virtue.
He appears brave, but it's just an act.
All his followers looked up to him as a wise and courageous man.
The knight is not so much brave as reckless.
His brave deed earned him respect.
An able sportsman should be brave.
I felt profound reverence for the courageous mother.
The people standing around were amused and laughed at the brave little dog.
He is a brave and cheerful boy.
The brave fireman rescued a boy from the burning house.
He is unrivaled in bravery.