Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1409 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound

Kunyomi: くろ くろ.い

Onyomi: ゲン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: dark, profound

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ゲンマイ unpolished rice, unmilled rice, brown rice

ゲンカン entrance, front door, entryway, entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, porch, foyer, mud room

ユウゲン mysterious profundity, quiet beauty, the subtle and profound, yūgen

Kunyomi Examples

くろうと expert, professional, master, connoisseur, woman in the nightlife business, demimondaine, geisha and prostitutes

人気質 くろうとかたぎ professionalism, the temperament of a professional