JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 寛: "tolerant, leniency, generosity"
The kanji 寛 means "tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カン in on'yomi and くつろ.ぐ, ひろ.い, ゆる.やか 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)
カン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くつろ.ぐひろ.いゆる.やか
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 | tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1377 of 2,501 |
Common words with 寛
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 寛ぐto relax; to feel at home
- 寛大tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded
- 寛容tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity
- 寛lenient; gentle
- 寛ぎease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
- 寛永Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
- 寛恕magnanimity; forgiveness; generosity
- 寛政Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
- 寛文Kanbun era (1661.4.25-1673.9.21)
- 寛いbroadminded
- 不寛容intolerance
- 寛治Kanji era (1087.4.7-1094.12.15)
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