懇

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

friendship
(on) familiar terms
intimacy
kindness
goodwill

Radicals and components

Radical心heart 忄variant 㣺variant

Components

How it's built

懇

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

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

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 懇

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