勘 — Stroke Order, Readings & Meaning

Readings

On readingカン

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

intuitionRtK
彼は私に食事の勘定を払わせなかった。He didn't allow me to pay the bill for the dinner.tatoeba
勘違いをして終わるものThe story ends with a punch line of misunderstanding.wiki
perception
check
compare
sixth sense

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical力power

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tremendously · bushel basket · hamper · equal · human legs (儿) · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1906

Compound words

勘定かんじょう

calculation; computation; counting; reckoning; count

勘違いかんちがい

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

勘弁かんべん

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

勘案かんあん

taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)

割り勘わりかん

splitting the cost; splitting the bill; Dutch treat

勘気かんき

disfavor

勘決かんけつ

investigation and decision

勘検かんけん

investigation

勘校かんこう

examination and correction

careful investigation

勘進かんしん

reporting after careful investigation

勘責かんせき

reproving for a fault

勘忍かんにん

patience

勘例かんれい

considering old precedents

勘辨かんべん

pardon

勅勘ちょっかん

the emperor's censure

仮勘定かりかんじょう

suspense account

勘ぐるかんぐる

to be suspicious of (someone's motives)

勘繰るかんぐる

to be suspicious of (someone's motives)

勘定係かんじょうがかり

cashier

勘定尻かんじょうじり

balance of an account

割前勘定わりまえかんじょう

each paying for his own account

Additional Examples

彼はクラスで一番頭がいいと勘違いしている。

He has the illusion that he is the smartest in his class.tatoeba

彼のビジネスプランは立派だけど、勘定あって銭足らず、という気もするけどね。

His business plan looks good on paper but I get the feeling it would never work in practice.tatoeba

勘違いをして終わるもの

The story ends with a punch line of misunderstanding.wiki

同志の吉井友実は勘違いして登録してしまった。

Tomozane YOSHII, his comrade, registered Takamori as his name by mistake.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 勘

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step