研 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「石」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「石」
- On
- ケンけん · ken
- Kun
- と(ぐ)to(gu)
- Meaning
- polish, sharpen, study
Stroke order
Origin
石 (stone) + 开 (sound). Rubbing with stone to polish/sharpen flat; also used for 'research', studying deeply.
Readings and examples
| Onケンけんken | 研究けんきゅう研修けんしゅう |
|---|---|
| Kunとぐtogu | 研ぐとぐ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 研究けんきゅう
research, study
- 研究所けんきゅうじょ
research institute
- 研磨けんま
- 研けん
- 研鑽けんさん
Example
虫の ことを 研究する。
I study about insects.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)