艮 — kanji meaning “northeast (Oriental zodiac)”
艮
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
- Meanings
- northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
- On'yomi
- コン (kon)、ゴン (gon)
- Kun'yomi
- うしとら
- Strokes
- 6
- Classical radical
- 138
- Chinese reading
- gèn, gěn — Chinese character page
Words with 艮
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 儒艮 | じゅごん jugon | dugong (Dugong dugon); sea pig |
| 艮為山 | ごんいざん gon'izan | gen (hexagram 52 of the I Ching: mountain, keeping still) |
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