然 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「灬」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「灬」
- On
- ゼン・ネンぜん・ねん · zen · nen
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- so, thus, natural, -like
Stroke order
Origin
Originally meant 'to burn': from roasting dog meat (肰) over fire (灬); later borrowed to mean 'so' or 'in that way'.
Readings and examples
| Onゼンぜんzen | 当然とうぜん自然しぜん必然ひつぜん |
|---|---|
| Onネンねんnen | 天然てんねん |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 自然しぜん
nature
- 天然てんねん
natural, native
- 昭然しょうぜん
- 突然とつぜん
- 偶然ぐうぜん
- 泰然たいぜん
- 漠然ばくぜん
- 悠然ゆうぜん
Example
山や川などの自然が大好きです。
I love nature such as mountains and rivers.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)