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sociable

Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingコン

Kun readingねんご.ろ

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

sociableRtK
彼の色よい返事を得ようと懇願した。I besought him for a favorable answer.tatoeba
彼の妻は彼に危険を冒さないでね、と懇願した。His wife begged him not to run any risk.tatoeba
kind
courteous
hospitable
cordial

warmly respectful
intimate

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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skunk · silver (金) · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2123

Compound words

懇意こんい

friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill

懇願こんがん

pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

懇親こんしん

friendship; intimacy

懇切こんせつ

kind and careful (instruction, explanation, etc.); considerate; helpful; thoughtful; detailed

懇談こんだん

friendly chat; relaxed conversation; informal meeting

懇話こんわ

friendly talk; chat

懇ろねんごろ

懇情こんじょう

懇請こんせい

懇篤こんとく

昵懇じっこん

懇親会こんしんかい

social gathering

懇談会こんだんかい

informal meeting

Additional Examples

彼にその薬をくれるよう懇願した。

We besought that he might give us the medicine.tatoeba

私は彼に助けてくれと懇願した。

I besought him to help me.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

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