賛
賛 — Approve
approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with
On’yomiサン (san)
Kun’yomiたすける (tasukeru)
Kun’yomiたたえる (tataeru)
Stroke order (15 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 賛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 賛成 | さんせい sansei | approval; agreement; support |
| 協賛 | きょうさん kyousan | support; mutual aid; cooperation |
| 賛否 | さんぴ sanpi | yes and no; for and against |
| 賛同 | さんどう sandou | approval; endorsement |
| 賛歌 | さんか sanka | song of praise; eulogy; paean |
| 賛辞 | さんじ sanji | eulogy; compliment |
Study notes
賛 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #868 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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