JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 恒: "constancy, always"
The kanji 恒 means "constancy, always". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コウ in on'yomi and つね, つねに 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)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つねつねに
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 | constancy, always |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1314 of 2,501 |
Common words with 恒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 恒例established practice; custom
- 恒星star
- 恒久的permanent; perpetual; lasting
- 恒常的constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
- 恒久permanence; perpetuity
- 恒星間interstellar
- 恒常constancy; permanence
- 恒星系star system
- 恒常性homeostasis; homoeostasis · constancy
- 恒温動物homeotherm
- 恒産fixed property; real property · fixed occupation
- 恒星間宇宙船starship; interstellar spacecraft
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