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Take Pleasure In

On’yomiがん
Kun’yomiもてあそ.ぶ
MeaningsTake Pleasure In, Play Instrument
15 strokes #2074 most common Radical feather
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 翫

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 翫

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 翫

Radical 124 of 214
Feather

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 翫 is filed under (feather) — radical number 124 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 羽

練習 · Practice

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Take Pleasure In がん もてあそ.ぶ
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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 翫

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.

翫味 ガンミ tasting, relishing, savouring, savoring; appreciation, enjoyment
愛翫 アイガン caring for (esp. a pet or a small object), cherishing, being fond of, prizing, treasuring
翫弄 ガンロー toying with, playing with; making a plaything of (someone), treating as a plaything, trifl
同音 · Sound-alikes

Kanji that sound like 翫

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

画数 · 15 strokes

Other 15-stroke kanji

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頻度 · Frequency

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翫 is the 2074th 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 翫

What does the kanji 翫 mean?

翫 means Take Pleasure In, Play Instrument. It is the 2074th most common kanji in written Japanese.

How do you read the kanji 翫?

翫 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) がん; kun'yomi (native Japanese) もてあそ.ぶ.

How many strokes does 翫 have?

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

What is the radical of 翫?

The radical of 翫 is 羽 (feather), radical number 124 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 翫 made of?

翫 is built from 習 (learn) and 元 (beginning). 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 翫?

Common words written with 翫 include 翫味 (ガンミ, tasting, relishing, savouring, savoring; appreciation, enjoyment); 愛翫 (アイガン, caring for (esp. a pet or a small object), cherishing, being fond of, prizing, treasuring); 翫弄 (ガンロー, toying with, playing with; making a plaything of (someone), treating as a plaything, trifl).

Which kanji sound the same as 翫?

翫 shares a reading with 元 (がん), 含 (がん), 丸 (がん), 岸 (がん), 顔 (がん), among others. Same-sounding kanji are one of the most common sources of confusion in Japanese.

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