JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 案: "plan, suggestion, draft"
The kanji 案 means "plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read アン in on'yomi and つくえ 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)
アン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つくえ
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 | plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 206 of 2,501 |
Common words with 案
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 案内guidance; leading (the way); showing around · information; notice; notification
- 提案proposal; proposition; suggestion
- 案外unexpectedly; surprisingly · unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen; surprising
- 案idea; plan; proposal; suggestion · draft; rough copy
- 案の定as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
- 思案careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection
- ご案内guidance; leading (the way); showing around · information; notice; notification
- 案じるto be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to worry (about); to fear · to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to devise; to consider
- 案件matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; topic · (court) case
- 名案good idea
- 案ずるto be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to worry (about); to fear · to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to devise; to consider
- 考案plan; device; idea; design
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