Japanese symbol for “untied”

渙然

かんぜん

Romaji: kanzen

untied; undone

In Japanese, untied is 渙然, read かんぜん (kanzen).

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Meanings

adj-t, adv-to untied; undone

Kanji and stroke order

渙

scatter

on: カン
kun: あきらか

12 strokes

然

sort of thing, so, if so

on: ゼン、ネン
kun: しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ

12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
大詔渙発	たいしょうかんぱつ taishoukanpatsu	promulgation of an Imperial rescript
渙散	かんさん kansan	lysis
風水渙	ふうすいかん fuusuikan	huan (hexagram 59 of the I Ching: dispersion)
自然	しぜん shizen	nature
当然	とうぜん touzen	natural; right; proper
全然	ぜんぜん zenzen	(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
突然	とつぜん totsuzen	abrupt; sudden; unexpected
天然	てんねん tennen	nature; spontaneity

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