焉 — kanji meaning “how”
焉
how, why, then
- Meanings
- how, why, then
- On'yomi
- エン (en)
- Kun'yomi
- いずく.んぞ、ここに、これ
- Strokes
- 11
- Newspaper frequency
- #2167 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 86
- Chinese reading
- yān — Chinese character page
Words with 焉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 終焉 | しゅうえん shuuen | end (of life); death; demise |
| 烏焉魯魚 | うえんろぎょ uenrogyo | miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word |
| 忽焉 | こつえん kotsuen | sudden; unexpected |
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