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傑 — Greatness

JLPT N113 strokesSecondary school#1926 most used
greatness, excellence
On’yomiケツ (ketsu)
Kun’yomiすぐれる (sugureru)

Stroke order (13 strokes)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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Common words using 傑

WordReadingMeaning
傑作けっさく
kessaku
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre
傑出けっしゅつ
kesshutsu
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
豪傑ごうけつ
gouketsu
hero; bold person; daring person

Study notes

傑 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1926 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).

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