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KanjiN3Grade 4 · 小412 strokesRadical 火#401 in newspapers

然 · sort of thing, so

然 is a kanji meaning sort of thing, so, if so, in that case. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ゼンzen
  • ネンnen

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • しかshika
  • しかりshikari
  • しかしshikashi
  • さsa

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 然 · 14 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 然
WordReadingMeaningLevel
全然ぜんぜんnot at all; wholly, entirelyN4
自然しぜんnature, spontaneousN3
偶然ぐうぜん(by) chance, unexpectedlyN3
依然いぜんstill, as yetN3
天然てんねんnature, spontaneityN3
突然とつぜんabruptly, suddenly, unexpectedlyN3
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More words that use 然
WordReadingMeaningLevel
当然とうぜんobvious; naturalN3
自然科学しぜんかがくnatural scienceN2
公然こうぜんopenlyN1
整然せいぜんorderly, regular, well-organizedN1
断然だんぜんfirmly, absolutely, definitelyN1
漠然ばくぜんobscure, vague, equivocalN1
呆然ぼうぜんdumbfounded, overcome with surpriseN1
必然ひつぜんinevitable, necessaryN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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