A kanji
研
polish, study of, sharpen
- 9 strokes
- Taught in grade 3 (kyōiku kanji)
- No. 336 of 2,500 in newspapers
On'yomi
ケン
Kun'yomi
と.ぐ
A dot marks where the okurigana begin.
Stroke order
Stroke order is from KanjiVG, copyright Ulrich Apel, under CC BY-SA 3.0. A kanji is drawn only where KanjiVG and KANJIDIC2 count the same number of strokes.
Shapes inside it
The shapes EDRDG's KRADFILE lists 研 as containing. It is a lookup aid for finding a kanji by its parts: it says what the character contains, not where it comes from, and a shape need not be a kanji.
- ｜ also in 出 中 下 無 引 不 動 作 and 197 more
- 口 also in 合 中 名 事 点 感 同 品 and 354 more
- 石 also in 確 破 砂 岩 磁 硬 碁 砕 and 7 more
- 亅 also in 事 議 予 寄 詞 余 何 打 and 51 more
- 廾 also in 論 形 算 開 弁 散 済 革 and 25 more
- ノ also in 気 物 無 年 不 動 作 着 and 215 more
- 二 also in 会 発 来 決 味 転 情 素 and 156 more
- 一 also in 合 上 下 無 事 年 体 不 and 356 more
Written with 研 4 words
Grouped by JLPT level, easiest first, and oldest first within a level.
JLPT N4 · 2 words
JLPT N2 · 1 word
JLPT N1 · 1 word
Some of these words show it as a part of their “Taken apart” row: see the words taken apart with 研.
JMdict, KANJIDIC2 and KRADFILE are property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, from the dated files the group publishes. A word does not always use every reading or meaning listed for its kanji.