偃 — kanji meaning “dam”
偃
dam, weir
- Meanings
- dam, weir
- On'yomi
- エン (en)
- Kun'yomi
- ふ.せる
- Strokes
- 11
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- yǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 偃
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偃月刀 | えんげつとう engetsutou | scimitar |
| 偃月 | えんげつ engetsu | crescent moon |
| 偃臥 | えんが enga | lying face down |
| 偃武 | えんぶ enbu | armistice |
| 元和偃武 | げんなえんぶ gennaenbu | Genna armistice (period following the fall of Osaka Castle in 1615) |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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