陣
陣 — Camp
camp, battle array, ranks, position, sudden, brief time
On’yomiジン (jin)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (10 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 陣
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陣営 | じんえい jinei | camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp |
| 報道陣 | ほうどうじん houdoujin | press corps |
| 退陣 | たいじん taijin | resignation; stepping down; retirement |
| 布陣 | ふじん fujin | battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game) |
| 初陣 | ういじん uijin | one's first campaign; one's first battle |
| 出陣 | しゅつじん shutsujin | going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match) |
Study notes
陣 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #828 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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