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On
ケン
Kun
Meaning
a drop; pure

Origin

ORIGIN

Water 氵 with 肙 as phonetic: water running thin, a drop.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 涓滴けんてき

    a drop of water

  • 涓涓けんけん

    trickling

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

涓滴も岩を穿つという。

They say even drops will pierce a rock.

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