玄 — 5 strokes / Radical「玄」
道4Junior high level / 5 strokes / Radical「玄」
- On
- ゲンげん · gen
- Kun
- くろ・くろ.いkuro · kuro.i
- Meaning
- deep; mysterious
Stroke order
Origin
From the colour of dyed thread: a deep black — deep, mysterious.
Readings and examples
| Onゲンげんgen | 玄米げんまい玄関げんかん幽玄ゆうげん |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 玄関げんかん
entrance hall
- 玄米げんまい
brown rice
- 幽玄ゆうげん
- 玄界灘げんかいなだ
- 玄奘げんじょう
Example
玄関で靴をそろえた。
I lined up the shoes at the entrance.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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