諫 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「言」
道準1University / general ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「言」
- On
- カン
- Kun
- いさ.める
- Meaning
- to admonish
Origin
Words 言 with 柬 "to sift": to point out a superior's fault and set it right.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 諫言かんげん
remonstrance
- 諫止かんし
dissuasion
Example
家臣は主君に諫言して退けられた。
The retainer remonstrated with his lord and was rebuffed.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)