かん
Meanings
Noun
1. kanji; Chinese character
Kanji used
Chinese
a character
Pitch accent
んじ
Top 7800
Composed of
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
Used in vocabulary (35 in total)
kanji for common use; jōyō kanji; list of 2,136 kanji established in 2010, formerly a list of 1,945 established in 1981
kanji dictionary; character dictionary
Examples (16 in total)
Kanji are difficult to read.
I've decided to study kanji.
I can write kanji.
I am studying kanji.
How many kanji characters are there?
How many Kanji did you learn?
What does this kanji mean?
Can you read this kanji?
He can't write any kanji.
I need a rarer kanji.
Don't be lazy, use the kanji you've been taught.
I can't read the kanji with this font.
"Is there any easier way to memorise kanji?" "Nope."
How can I remember kanji?
If there's a cheap kanji dictionary in Japan, I will buy it.
Tom has memorised so many kanji that he can read books for primary school children.