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研

Kanji · JLPT N4 · School and work

研 Polish, Study Of, Sharpen

On'yomi Chinese-derived reading

けん

Mostly used when 研 combines with other kanji in compound words.

Kun'yomi native Japanese reading

とぐ

Mostly used when 研 stands alone; the lighter kana are written after the kanji.

Strokes
9
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary year 3
Frequency
#336

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Kanji readings, meanings and frequency from KANJIDIC2, © Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. JLPT levels from Jonathan Waller's JLPT resources (CC BY).