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歓 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「欠」

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4Junior high level ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「欠」
On
カンかん · kan
Kun
よろこ.ぶyoroko.bu
Meaning
joy; delight

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

From a form meaning to cry out with pleasure — joy, delight.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onカンかんkan歓迎かんげい歓声かんせい交歓こうかん

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 歓迎かんげい

    welcome

  • 歓声かんせい

    cheers; shout of joy

More words with this kanji

  • 歓喜かんき

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

新入(しんにゅう)生(せい)を歓迎(かんげい)する会(かい)を開(ひら)いた。

We held a party to welcome the new students.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

歓声歓迎歓声voice迎welcom…欠to lac…次next欣rejoic…欧Europe欸an exc…甘sweet汗sweat乾dry勧recomm…監overse…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 欠Map of reading カンAll maps

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