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勇 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「力」

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7Elementary year 4 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「力」
On
ユウゆう · yū
Kun
いさ(む)isa(mu)
Meaning
courage, brave

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Phonetic-semantic: strength 力 with the sound element 甬; strength welling up, courage.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onユウゆうyū勇敢ゆうかん勇気ゆうき武勇ぶゆう
Kunいさむisamu勇むいさむ勇み足いさみあし勇ましいいさましい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 勇気ゆうき

    courage

  • 勇者ゆうしゃ

    brave hero

More words with this kanji

  • 勇敢ゆうかん
  • 蛮勇ばんゆう
  • 勇武ゆうぶ
  • 蹻勇きょうゆう
  • 勇猛ゆうもう
  • 驍勇ぎょうゆう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

勇気(ゆうき)を出(だ)して、手(て)をあげて発表(はっぴょう)しました。

I gathered my courage, raised my hand, and gave my answer.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 力Map of reading ユウAll maps

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