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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N2

1319 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: courage, cheer up, be in high spirits, bravery, heroism

Kunyomi: いさ.む

Onyomi: ユウ

Composition: マ 男

勇

Radical

Radical: 力

Reading: ちから

Meaning: power, force

Strokes: 2

⼒

Examples

Examples with audio

勇気(ゆうき)   courage

勇士(ゆうし)   brave warrior

武勇伝(ぶゆうでん)   tale of heroic exploits

勇敢な(ゆうかんな)   brave

勇退する(ゆうたいする)   retire voluntarily

勇ましい(いさましい)   brave

Onyomi Examples

勇 (ユウ) bravery, courage, heroism

勇気 (ユウキ) courage, bravery, valour, valor, nerve, boldness

義勇 (ギユウ) heroism, loyalty and courage

武勇 (ブユウ) bravery, military prowess, valour, valor

Kunyomi Examples

勇む (いさむ) to be in high spirits, to be encouraged, to be lively, to cheer up

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