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侃

JLPT N1 · 8 strokes

The kanji 侃 — “(name) firm, forthright”

侃 means (name) firm, forthright and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 8 strokes and uses the person (side) radical (亻).

Stroke order · 8 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): カン
Kun'yomi (訓読み): つよ(い)
Radical: 亻 · person (side)
Strokes: 8

How to remember 侃

A person (亻) who speaks steadily like a river — straightforward. Now a kanji used in names: 侃 (Akira/Kan).

Example words with 侃

On'yomi readings

〜侃かん(kanji used in names)

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