JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 陣: "camp, battle array, ranks"
The kanji 陣 means "camp, battle array, ranks, position, sudden, brief time". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジン 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)
ジン
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 | camp, battle array, ranks, position, sudden, brief time |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 828 of 2,501 |
Common words with 陣
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 陣formation de combat · camp, campement, position
- 魔法陣summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
- 陣取るto encamp; to take up positions
- 陣営camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party) · military camp; encampment; cantonment
- 陣地encampment; position · side; end; goal area
- 出陣going into battle; departure for the front · appearing (in a match)
- 陣形battle formation; military formation
- 本陣troop headquarters; stronghold · inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
- 先陣vanguard; advance guard
- 敵陣enemy camp; enemy line · last 3 rows of the board
- 布陣battle formation · lineup (e.g. for a game)
- 初陣one's first campaign; one's first battle
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