JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 憤: "aroused, resent, be indignant"
The kanji 憤 means "aroused, resent, be indignant, anger". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read フン in on'yomi and いきどお.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)
フン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いきどお.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 | aroused, resent, be indignant, anger |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1863 of 2,501 |
Common words with 憤
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 憤怒anger; rage; resentment; indignation
- 憤慨indignation; resentment
- 憤りresentment; indignation; anger
- 憤るto be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
- 鬱憤resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration
- 憤然angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
- 憤懣(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
- 義憤righteous indignation
- 憤激fury; flying into a rage; outrage
- 鬱憤を晴らすto vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
- 憤るto fret (esp. of a young child); to be fretful; to be peevish
- 憤死dying in a fit of anger or indignation
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