JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 翁: "venerable old man"
The kanji 翁 means "venerable old man". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read オウ in on'yomi and おきな 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)
オウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おきな
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 | venerable old man |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2064 of 2,501 |
Common words with 翁
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 老翁old man
- 塞翁が馬the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
- 人間万事塞翁が馬inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
- 仙翁lychnis (Lychnis senno)
- 翁の面old man's mask
- 白頭翁windflower; anemone · white-haired old man
- 不倒翁tumbler; self-righting doll
- 阿翁father-in-law (of a woman) · grandfather
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