JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 漫: "cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained"
The kanji 漫 means "cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained, in spite of oneself, corrupt". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read マン in on'yomi and みだり.に, そぞ.ろ 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)
マン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みだり.にそぞ.ろ
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 | cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained, in spite of oneself, corrupt |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1408 of 2,501 |
Common words with 漫
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 漫画cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
- 漫画家cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author
- 漫才manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
- 天真爛漫innocent; naive; artless; unaffected
- 漫然aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
- 散漫vague; desultory; distracted; loose
- 漫ろrestless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted · for some reason
- 漫画雑誌comic book
- エロ漫画erotic manga; pornographic manga
- 漫研society for the study of manga · manga club
- 漫画本comic book
- 爛漫in full bloom; in full glory; glorious; luxuriant
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