敢 — kanji meaning “daring”
敢
daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful
- Meanings
- daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful
- On'yomi
- カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi
- あ.えて、あ.えない、あ.えず
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1859 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 66
- Chinese reading
- gǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 敢
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勇敢 | ゆうかん yuukan | brave; courageous; gallant |
| 果敢 | かかん kakan | resolute; determined; bold |
| 敢行 | かんこう kankou | decisive action; going through with; daring to do |
| 敢えて | あえて aete | purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately |
| 敢闘 | かんとう kantou | fighting bravely |
| 敢然 | かんぜん kanzen | boldly; bravely; resolutely |
| 敢え無く | あえなく aenaku | sadly; tragically |
| 勇敢さ | ゆうかんさ yuukansa | bravery; heroism; gallantry |
| 敢え無い | あえない aenai | disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable |
| 敢為 | かんい kan'i | daring |
| 敢闘賞 | かんとうしょう kantoushou | Fighting Spirit Prize (sumo, martial arts, etc.) |
| 進取果敢 | しんしゅかかん shinshukakan | enterprising and daring; boldly forward-looking |
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