JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 遣: "dispatch, despatch, send"
The kanji 遣 means "dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ケン in on'yomi and つか.う, -つか.い, -づか.い, つか.わす, や.る in kun'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)
ケン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つか.う-つか.い-づか.いつか.わすや.る
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 | dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 664 of 2,501 |
Common words with 遣
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 遣るto do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game) · to send; to dispatch; to despatch
- して遣るfaire pour quelqu'un (condescendant) · rouler, avoir (quelqu'un)
- 気遣うse soucier de, s'inquiéter pour (le bien-être de quelqu'un), avoir des égards pour
- 派遣dispatch; despatch; deployment · temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
- 気遣いconsideration; concern; fear; worry
- 遣らかすto do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to screw up · to eat (up); to drink
- 上目遣いlooking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
- 遣っ付けるto beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
- 言葉遣いspeech; expression; wording; language
- 呉れて遣るto give; to do (something) for
- 遣らすto allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
- 息遣いbreathing; respiration
Keep going
Read real Japanese, not lists
A kanji list does not teach you to read. KanjiYome puts furigana and a dictionary on any Japanese text, offline, and turns the words you meet into review cards.