諫 — kanji meaning “admonish”
諫
admonish, dissuade
- Meanings
- admonish, dissuade
- On'yomi
- カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi
- いさ.める
- Strokes
- 16
- Classical radical
- 149
- Chinese reading
- jiàn — Chinese character page
Words with 諫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 諫言 | かんげん kangen | admonition; remonstrance; expostulation |
| 諷諫 | ふうかん fuukan | indirect remonstrance; exhortation by insinuation |
| 諫止 | かんし kanshi | dissuasion |
| 諫死 | かんし kanshi | committing suicide (to remonstrate or dissuade one's lord); preparing to die in an effort to dissuade one's lord |
| 諫臣 | かんしん kanshin | retainer who dares to dissuade his lord |
| 直諫 | ちょっかん chokkan | personal admonition; remonstration |
| 諫め | いさめ isame | remonstrance; remonstration; admonition |
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