陳
陳 — Exhibit
exhibit, state, relate, explain
On’yomiチン (chin)
Kun’yomiひねる (hineru)
Stroke order (11 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 陳
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陳述 | ちんじゅつ chinjutsu | statement; declaration |
| 陳情 | ちんじょう chinjou | petition; appeal |
| 陳謝 | ちんしゃ chinsha | apology |
| 陳腐 | ちんぷ chinpu | stale; hackneyed; clichéd |
| 陳列 | ちんれつ chinretsu | exhibition; display; putting on show |
| 新陳代謝 | しんちんたいしゃ shinchintaisha | renewal; replacement; regeneration |
Study notes
陳 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1323 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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