Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1859 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful

Kunyomi: あ.えて あ.えない あ.えず

Onyomi: カン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ぼくづくり

Meaning: rap

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

な(ゆうかんな)   brave

な(かかんな)   bold, resolute

然と(かんぜんと)   boldly

*えて(あえて)   dare to, run a risk of [adv.]

*取りえず(とりあえず)   for the time being

Onyomi Examples

カントウ fighting bravely

カンコウ decisive action, going through with, daring to do, carrying out

勇猛果 ユウモウカカン daring and resolute, having dauntless courage

迅速果 ジンソクカカン quick and decisive, fast and daring, swift and resolute

Kunyomi Examples

えて あえて purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.), daringly (doing something), deliberately, intentionally, not necessarily, not particularly, not especially, definitely not

え無い あえない disappointing (end, result, etc.), sad, miserable, tragic, fleeting, transient