ChiramiN4 kanji · 13 strokes
漢 means China
漢
氵 water
漢Real origin
It began as the name of the Han river: then China, as in 漢字, kanji, the Han characters.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- Sino-, China
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
From Chinese (onyomi) カン kan
カン (kan) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
漢字 かんじ · kanji
kanji, Chinese character
Built from
- 氵 water
- 艹 grass, plants
- 口 mouth
- 一 one
- 大 large
- 二 two
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艹 Used in 82 kanji
See all 6 at N5 and N4大 Used in 100 kanji
See all 8 at N5 and N4Quick check
What does 漢 mean?
Right: 漢 means China.Not quite: 漢 means China.In 漢字, 漢 is read かん. Which kind of reading is that?
Right. 漢字 is read かんじ (kanji): 漢 takes カン, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 漢 has.Not quite. 漢字 is read かんじ (kanji): 漢 takes カン, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 漢 has.