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仙

hermit
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingセン、セント
JōyōGrade 8
  1. immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism)
  2. mountain man (esp. a hermit)
  3. person not bound by earthly desires

Radicals and components

Radical人personComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · mountain (山)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1061

Compound words

水仙すいせん
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
仙人せんにん
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
仙台せんだい
Sendai (city in Miyagi)

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 仙

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