憲
憲 — Constitution
constitution, law
On’yomiケン (ken)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (16 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 憲
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 憲法 | けんぽう kenpou | constitution; rules; regulation |
| 違憲 | いけん iken | unconstitutionality |
| 憲章 | けんしょう kenshou | charter |
| 護憲 | ごけん goken | protecting the constitution |
| 改憲 | かいけん kaiken | constitutional change; revising the constitution |
| 合憲 | ごうけん gouken | constitutionality |
Study notes
憲 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #551 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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