硯 — kanji meaning “inkstone”
硯
inkstone
- Meanings
- inkstone
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)、ゲン (gen)
- Kun'yomi
- すずり
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #2500 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 112
- Chinese reading
- yàn — Chinese character page
Words with 硯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硯箱 | すずりばこ suzuribako | inkstone case |
| 硯洗い | すずりあらい suzuriarai | event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies |
| 硯石 | すずりいし suzuriishi | inkstone |
| 磨穿鉄硯 | ませんてっけん masentekken | showing unyielding diligence in one's studies; wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying |
| 筆硯 | ひっけん hikken | writing brush and inkstone |
| 硯池 | けんち kenchi | inkstone well |
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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