彦 — kanji meaning “lad”
彦
lad, boy, fine young man
- Meanings
- lad, boy, fine young man
- On'yomi
- ゲン (gen)
- Kun'yomi
- ひこ
- Name readings
- よし、こ、ひろ、やす
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1117 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 59
- Chinese reading
- yàn — Chinese character page
Words with 彦
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俊彦 | しゅんげん shungen | gifted man; accomplished man |
| 彦星 | ひこぼし hikoboshi | Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae |
| 山彦 | やまびこ yamabiko | echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains) |
| 諸彦 | しょげん shogen | many accomplished persons |
| 猿田彦 | さるたひこ sarutahiko | Sarutahiko (deity) |
| 袁彦道 | えんげんどう engendou | gambling |
| 長髄彦 | ながすねひこ nagasunehiko | Nagasunehiko; legendary clan leader who opposed Emperor Jimmu's unification of Japan and was subsequently killed by the deity Nigihayahi |
| 彦頁 | ひこページ hikopeeji | face |
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