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諫 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「言」

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On
カンかん · kan
Kun
いさ.めるisa.meru
Meaning
to admonish

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Words 言 with 柬 "to sift": to point out a superior's fault and set it right.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 諫言かんげん

    remonstrance

  • 諫止かんし

    dissuasion

More words with this kanji

  • 諫諍かんそう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

家臣(かしん)は主君(しゅくん)に諫言(かんげん)して退(しりぞ)けられた。

The retainer remonstrated with his lord and was rebuffed.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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