懇
懇 — Sociable
sociable, kind, courteous, hospitable, cordial
On’yomiコン (kon)
Kun’yomiねんごろ (nengoro)
Stroke order (17 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 懇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 懇談 | こんだん kondan | friendly chat; relaxed conversation; informal meeting |
| 懇親 | こんしん konshin | friendship; intimacy |
| 懇話 | こんわ konwa | friendly talk; chat |
| 懇意 | こんい koni | friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy |
| 懇切 | こんせつ konsetsu | kind and careful (instruction, explanation, etc.); considerate; helpful |
| 懇願 | こんがん kongan | pleading; entreaty; supplication |
Study notes
懇 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1135 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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