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嶄

Steep Or High Mountain

On’yomiざん・さん
14 strokes Radical 山 mountain
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 嶄

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 嶄

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 嶄

山 Radical 46 of 214
Mountain

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 嶄 is filed under 山 (mountain) — radical number 46 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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練習 · Practice

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 嶄

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.

嶄新 ざんしん novel; original; new

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 嶄

What does the kanji 嶄 mean?

嶄 means Steep Or High Mountain.

How do you read the kanji 嶄?

嶄 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) ざん、さん.

How many strokes does 嶄 have?

嶄 is written with 14 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 嶄?

The radical of 嶄 is 山 (mountain), radical number 46 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 parts is the kanji 嶄 made of?

嶄 is built from 山 (mountain) and 斬 (beheading). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

What words use the kanji 嶄?

Common words written with 嶄 include 嶄新 (ざんしん, novel; original; new).

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