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今日の漢字
Secondary schoolJLPT N1

daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful

12 strokes · frequency rank #1859

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カン
Kun
あ.えて、あ.えない、あ.えず

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. ゆうかんbrave; courageous; gallant; valiant1
    • He is a brave and cheerful boy.

    • He is a brave man.

    • He was brave.

  2. かんこうdecisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out2
    • That was probably just before Mai took the drastic step of leaving home.

  3. かんとうfighting bravely3
  4. かかんresolute; determined; bold4
    • He resolutely pushed forward from the start, overwhelming and pushing out his off-balance opponent.

  5. あえてpurposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally5
    • I dared to support his opinion.

    • You need not take the trouble to go.

    • I ran a risk of advising her.

  6. かんぜんboldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly6
    • Putting his trust in God and taking the bull by the horns, the Christian gladiator defeated many adversaries.

    • The general took the bull by the horns and saved his army from disaster.

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