挑
挑 — Challenge
challenge, contend for, make love to
On’yomiチョウ (chou)
Kun’yomiいどむ (idomu)
Stroke order (9 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 挑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挑戦 | ちょうせん chousen | challenge; defiance; dare |
| 挑発 | ちょうはつ chouhatsu | provocation; stirring up; arousal |
| 初挑戦 | はつちょうせん hatsuchousen | first challenge; first try |
| 挑発的 | ちょうはつてき chouhatsuteki | provocative; incendiary; inflammatory |
| 挑む | いどむ idomu | to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for |
Study notes
挑 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #989 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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