敢
Secondary schoolJLPT N1
daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful
12 strokes · frequency rank #1859
- カン
- あ.えて、あ.えない、あ.えず
Stroke order
Common words
- 勇敢ゆうかんbrave; courageous; gallant; valiant1
彼は勇敢でかいかつな少年だ。
He is a brave and cheerful boy.
彼は勇敢な男だ。
He is a brave man.
彼は勇敢だった。
He was brave.
- 敢行かんこうdecisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out2
舞が家出を敢行する、直前のことだろう。
That was probably just before Mai took the drastic step of leaving home.
- 敢闘かんとうfighting bravely3
- 果敢かかんresolute; determined; bold4
初めから果敢に前へ出て圧倒し、体勢を崩した相手を押し出した。
He resolutely pushed forward from the start, overwhelming and pushing out his off-balance opponent.
- 敢えてあえてpurposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally5
あえて彼の意見を支持した。
I dared to support his opinion.
あえて行くに及ばない。
You need not take the trouble to go.
私はあえて彼女に忠告した。
I ran a risk of advising her.
- 敢然かんぜんboldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly6
神を信じ、敢然と敵に向かった、そのクリスチャンの剣闘士は、たくさんの敵を倒した。
Putting his trust in God and taking the bull by the horns, the Christian gladiator defeated many adversaries.
将軍は難局に敢然と立ち向かい、自軍を破滅から救った。
The general took the bull by the horns and saved his army from disaster.