JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 慢: "ridicule, laziness"
The kanji 慢 means "ridicule, laziness". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read マン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
マン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | ridicule, laziness |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1368 of 2,501 |
Common words with 慢
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 我慢endurance; patience; perseverance; bearing (with something) · self-control; self-restraint
- 自慢pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
- 傲慢haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud
- 緩慢slow; sluggish; dull; slack · lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
- 慢心self-conceit; pride
- 高慢haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
- 我慢ならないunbearable; intolerable; insufferable
- 怠慢negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
- 自慢話boastful speech; bragging
- 我慢強い(very) patient; persevering
- やせ我慢enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
- 慢性的chronic
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