Kanji 懸: "state of suspension, hang, depend"

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

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

Common words with 懸

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 一いっ生しょう懸けん命めいvery hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might
• 懸けん命めいeager; earnest; strenuous; fervent
• 懸け念ねんworry; fear; anxiety; concern
• 命いのちを懸かけるto put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
• 懸けん案あんpending question; unresolved problem
• 一いっ所しょ懸けん命めいvery hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might · (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
• 懸けん賞しょう金きんprize money; reward
• 懸け想そうfalling in love; attachment
• 袈け裟さ懸がけwearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder) · slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
• 懸けん賞しょうoffering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
• 懸けん垂すいpull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning · suspension; dangling; hanging
• 懸け念ねん材ざい料りょうcause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness

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