JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 昆: "descendants, elder brother, insect"
The kanji 昆 means "descendants, elder brother, insect". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コン 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)
コン
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 | descendants, elder brother, insect |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1688 of 2,501 |
Common words with 昆
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 昆虫insect; bug
- 昆布kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
- 昆虫採集insect collecting
- 昆布茶kelp tea; seaweed tea
- 酢昆布sour kombu prepared with black vinegar
- 塩昆布thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
- 昆布巻きsliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled
- 昆虫類Insecta; the insects
- 昆虫学者entomologist
- 昆虫食entomophagy; insect eating
- 昆虫学entomology
- とろろ昆布shredded kombu · Kjellmaniella gyrata (species of kelp)
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