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ケンけん · ken
Kun
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Meaning
narrow-minded but principled

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Dog 犬 with 肙 as phonetic: narrow-minded and stubborn.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 狷介けんかい

    obstinate and aloof

  • 狂狷きょうけん

    the rash and the over-scrupulous

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

狷介(けんかい)な人柄(ひとがら)で人(ひと)を寄(よ)せつけない。

Obstinate and aloof, they keep others at arm’s length.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

狷介狂狷狷介mediat…狂crazy犲a jack…狄a nort…狃to get…狆a Japa…狒a babo…丱child'…拑to cla…姸beauti…柬to sel…俔to lik…
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Compound

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