JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 勘: "intuition, perception, check"
The kanji 勘 means "intuition, perception, check, compare, sixth sense". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カン 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)
カン
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 | intuition, perception, check, compare, sixth sense |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1494 of 2,501 |
Common words with 勘
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 勘違いmisunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
- 勘弁pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
- 勘perception; intuition; the sixth sense
- 勘定calculation; computation; counting; reckoning · bill; check; account; payment (of a bill)
- 勘ぐるto be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
- 勘当disinheritance; disowning
- 土地勘familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
- 勘がいいquick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
- 勘のいいquick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
- 割り勘splitting the cost; splitting the bill; Dutch treat
- 損得勘定profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
- 勘案taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
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