Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1408 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained, in spite of oneself, corrupt

Kunyomi: みだり.に そぞ.ろ

Onyomi: マン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: water

Examples

Onyomi Examples

画家 マンガカ cartoonist, comic book artist, manga artist, manga author, mangaka

マンガ cartoon, comic, comic strip, manga

カイマン ocean, large sea

ロウマン romance (e.g. Arthurian romances), heroic tale, (nigh) impossible dream, adventurous spirit, great undertaking, epic adventure, (full-length) novel, romance, love affair, romanticism

Kunyomi Examples

そぞろ restless, on edge (and unable to concentrate), distracted, for some reason

そぞろ歩き そぞろあるき slow, relaxed walk, stroll