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敢

daring
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingカン
Kun readingあ.えて、あ.えない、あ.えず
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. daringRtK
    彼は主義のために勇敢に戦った。He fought bravely in behalf of a cause.tatoeba
    グルテン生成の少ない、古くなった小麦粉を敢えて使うこともある。Old wheat flour which is apt to produce a lesser amount of gluten may be intentionally used.wiki
  2. brave
    彼は人生のほとんどを敵と戦ってすごしてきた勇敢な戦士だった。He was a brave warrior who had spent most of his life fighting his enemies.tatoeba
    彼は実に勇敢な人です。He is a most brave man.tatoeba
  3. bold
  4. sad
  5. tragic
  6. pitiful
  1. purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.)
  2. daringly (doing something)
  3. deliberately
  4. intentionally
  5. not necessarily

Popular Usage

敢えて

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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street (行) · nail · spike · ear (耳) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 889

Compound words

果敢かかん
resolute; determined; bold
敢えてあえて
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally; not necessarily
敢行かんこう
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
敢然かんぜん
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
敢闘かんとう
fighting bravely
勇敢ゆうかん
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
敢てあえて
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.)
敢闘賞かんとうしょう
Fighting Spirit Prize
敢無くあえなく
sadly
石敢當いしがんとう
ishigantō
敢えなくあえなく
sadly
敢え無くあえなく
sadly
迅速果敢じんそくかかん
quick and decisive

Additional Examples

彼は強くて勇敢で、とりわけ親切だ。
He is strong, brave and, above all, kind.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 敢

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