ChiramiN4 kanji · 9 strokes
研 means polish, study
研
石 stone
研Memory trick
Rubbing on a stone (石) until it's smooth: to polish, to study hard.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- polish, study of, sharpen
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) とぐ togu
とぐ (togu) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) ケン ken
ケン (ken) 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
研究 けんきゅう · kenkyuu
research, study
Built from
- 石 stone
- 口 mouth
- 二 two
- 一 one
- 丿 a sweeping stroke
- 丨 a line
- 亅 hook
- 廾 two hands
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廾 Used in 38 kanji
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What does 研 mean?
Right: 研 means polish, study.Not quite: 研 means polish, study.In 研究, which reading does 研 use?
Right. 研究 is read けんきゅう (kenkyuu): 研 takes ケン, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 研究 is read けんきゅう (kenkyuu): 研 takes ケン, its reading from Chinese.