狷 — kanji meaning “short-tempered”
狷
short-tempered
- Meanings
- short-tempered
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 10
- Classical radical
- 94
- Chinese reading
- juàn — Chinese character page
Words with 狷
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狷介 | けんかい kenkai | obstinate; stubborn; headstrong |
| 狷介固陋 | けんかいころう kenkaikorou | stubbornly sticking to old ways; narrow-mindedly rejecting other people's views |
| 狷介不羈 | けんかいふき kenkaifuki | stubbornly sticking to one's own convictions; being stubbornly independent |
| 狷介孤高 | けんかいここう kenkaikokou | stubborn and aloof |
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