敢
bold, brave, daring, pitiful, sad, tragic
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:12
JLPT:1
Frequency:1859
Vocabulary
カン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 果敢 | カカン | resolute; determined; bold |
| 敢行 | カンコウ | decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out |
| 敢闘 | カントウ | fighting bravely |
| 勇敢 | ユウカン | brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic |
| 敢然 | カンゼン | boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敢えて | あえて | purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally; not necessarily; not particularly; not especially; definitely not |
| 取り敢えず | とりあえず | first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being; tentatively; anyway; at least |
| 果敢無い | はかない | fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility) |
| 敢え無く | あえなく | sadly; tragically |
| 勇敢さ | ゆうかんさ | bravery; heroism; gallantry |
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