JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 肯: "agreement, consent, comply with"
The kanji 肯 means "agreement, consent, comply with". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read コウ in on'yomi and がえんじ.る 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)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
がえんじ.る
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 | agreement, consent, comply with |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1813 of 2,501 |
Common words with 肯
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 肯定affirmation · affirmative
- 首肯assent; consent
- 肯定的affirmative
- 自己肯定感self-esteem; feeling of self-approval
- 自己肯定self-affirmation; self-approval
- 肯んじるto consent; to allow; to accept; to agree
- 肯綮the essential point
- 肯んずるto consent; to allow; to accept
- 肯定文affirmative sentence
- 肯定命題affirmative proposition
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