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Japanese symbol for “estimated”

Romaji: kan
feeling; sensation; emotion; admiration

In Japanese, estimated is , read (kan).

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Meanings

  1. n, n-suf feeling; sensation; emotion; admiration; impression
  2. suf tentative; rough; unconfirmed; estimated
  3. n interjection (ling)

Kanji and stroke order

emotion, feeling, sensation
on: カン
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんじ kanjifeeling; sense; impression
かんしゃ kanshathanks; gratitude; appreciation
かんかく kankakusense; sensation; feeling
かんじる kanjiruto feel; to sense; to experience
かんじょう kanjouemotion; feeling; feelings
かんせん kanseninfection; contagion; becoming infected

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.