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Approve

On’yomiさん
Kun’yomiたす.ける・たた.える
MeaningsApprove, Praise, Title Or Inscription On Picture, Assist, Agree With
JLPT N3 15 strokes #852 most common Grade 5 Radical shell
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 賛

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 賛

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 賛

Radical 154 of 214
Shell

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 賛 is filed under (shell) — radical number 154 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 貝

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 賛

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

賛成 さんせい approval; agreement; support
協賛 きょうさん support; mutual aid; cooperation
賛否 さんぴ yes and no; for and against
賛同 さんどう approval; endorsement
賛意 さんい approval; assent
賞賛 しょうさん praise; admiration; commendation
賛歌 さんか song of praise; eulogy; paean
賛辞 さんじ eulogy; compliment
称賛 しょうさん praise; admiration; commendation
賛助 さんじょ support; patronage
同音 · Sound-alikes

Kanji that sound like 賛

Japanese has far more kanji than syllables, so one reading is shared by many characters. These are the ones you will confuse with 賛 — learn them together, not separately.

画数 · 15 strokes

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頻度 · Frequency

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賛 is the 852nd most common kanji in written Japanese. Learning in frequency order is the fastest route to reading real text.

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 賛

What does the kanji 賛 mean?

賛 means Approve, Praise, Title Or Inscription On Picture, Assist, Agree With. It is the 852nd most common kanji in written Japanese.

How do you read the kanji 賛?

賛 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) さん; kun'yomi (native Japanese) たす.ける、たた.える.

How many strokes does 賛 have?

賛 is written with 15 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What level is the kanji 賛?

It appears at JLPT level N3, and Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

What is the radical of 賛?

The radical of 賛 is 貝 (shell), radical number 154 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What words use the kanji 賛?

Common words written with 賛 include 賛成 (さんせい, approval; agreement; support); 協賛 (きょうさん, support; mutual aid; cooperation); 賛否 (さんぴ, yes and no; for and against).

Which kanji sound the same as 賛?

賛 shares a reading with 三 (さん), 山 (さん), 産 (さん), 参 (さん), 算 (さん), among others. Same-sounding kanji are one of the most common sources of confusion in Japanese.

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