Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: nun

Kunyomi: あま

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: corpse

Examples

Onyomi Examples

bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun), Indonesia

加拉瓦 ニカラグア Nicaragua

ソウニ monks and nuns

修道 シュウドウニ nun

Kunyomi Examples

あま Buddhist nun, Catholic nun, sister, bitch, Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture), Amazon (online retailer)

あまさぎ cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)