頷 — kanji meaning “nod approval”
頷
nod approval
- Meanings
- nod approval
- On'yomi
- ガン (gan)、カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi
- うなず.く、あご
- Strokes
- 16
- Classical radical
- 181
- Chinese reading
- hàn — Chinese character page
Words with 頷
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 頷く | うなずく unazuku | to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree |
| 頷き | うなずき unazuki | nod; inclination of the head |
| 頷ける | うなずける unazukeru | to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable |
| 頷き合う | うなずきあう unazukiau | to nod to one another |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.