奄 — kanji meaning “cover”
奄
cover, suffocate, obstruct
- Meanings
- cover, suffocate, obstruct
- On'yomi
- エン (en)
- Kun'yomi
- おお.う、たちまち
- Name readings
- あま
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #2047 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 37
- Chinese reading
- yǎn, yān — Chinese character page
Words with 奄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気息奄々 | きそくえんえん kisokuen'en | gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly |
| 奄々 | えんえん en'en | gasping |
| 奄美雀鯛 | あまみすずめだい amamisuzumedai | stout chromis (Chromis chrysura) |
| 奄美棘鼠 | あまみとげねずみ amamitogenezumi | Ryukyu spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis) |
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