漢字道KANJIDO

5 strokesRadical

2High school level5 strokesRadical
On
セン・セント
Kun
Meaning
hermit; sage

Origin

ORIGIN

亻 "person" with 山 "mountain": one who withdraws to the mountains — a hermit.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

セン仙骨・仙人・酒仙

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 仙人せんにん

    hermit; immortal

  • 仙台せんだい

    Sendai (place name)

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

仙人の話が伝わっている。

A tale of a hermit has been handed down.

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