券
券 — Ticket
ticket
On’yomiケン (ken)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 券
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 証券 | しょうけん shouken | bond; bill; certificate |
| 債券 | さいけん saiken | bond; debenture |
| 有価証券 | ゆうかしょうけん yuukashouken | marketable securities; stocks and bonds |
| 東京証券取引所 | とうきょうしょうけんとりひきじょ toukyoushoukentorihikijo | Tokyo Stock Exchange; TSE |
| 株券 | かぶけん kabuken | stock certificate |
| 入場券 | にゅうじょうけん nyuujouken | admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket |
Study notes
券 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #583 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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