Kanji

2296 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: admonish, dissuade

Kunyomi: いさ.め いさ.める

Onyomi: カン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: speech

Examples

Onyomi Examples

諫言 カンゲン admonition, remonstrance, expostulation

諫死 カンシ committing suicide (to remonstrate or dissuade one's lord), preparing to die in an effort to dissuade one's lord

諷諫 フウカン indirect remonstrance, exhortation by insinuation

シカン admonishing (one's master) at the cost of one's life

Kunyomi Examples

諫め いさめ remonstrance, remonstration, admonition, protest, reproof, expostulation, advice, counsel

める いさめる to remonstrate, to admonish (someone) for, to advise (someone) not to, to warn against

める いさめる to remonstrate, to admonish (someone) for, to advise (someone) not to, to warn against