Japanese symbol for “jian”
水山蹇
すいざんけん
Romaji: suizanken
jian (hexagram 39 of the I Ching: obstruction)
In Japanese, jian is 水山蹇, read すいざんけん (suizanken).
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Meanings
- n jian (hexagram 39 of the I Ching: obstruction)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “jian”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 風山漸 | ふうざんぜん fuuzanzen | jian (hexagram 53 of the I Ching: development) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 水素 | すいそ suiso | hydrogen (H) |
| 水分 | すいぶん suibun | water; liquid; fluid |
| 水泳 | すいえい suiei | swimming |
| 登山 | とざん tozan | mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano |
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