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KanjiJLPT N1 › 妥

妥 — Gentle

JLPT N17 strokesSecondary school#1102 most used
gentle, peace, satisfactory, appropriate
On’yomi (da)
Kun’yomi

Stroke order (7 strokes)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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Common words using 妥

WordReadingMeaning
妥協だきょう
dakyou
compromise; giving in
妥結だけつ
daketsu
settlement; an agreement
妥当だとう
datou
valid; proper; right

Study notes

妥 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1102 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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