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然

sort of thing
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingゼン、ネン
Kun readingしか、しか.り、しか.し、さ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. sort of thingRtK
  2. so
  3. if so
  4. in that case
  5. well

Popular Usage

偶然自然全然自然科学依然

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · crescent moon · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · chihuahua · dog (犬) · large (大) · drop (丶) · oven-fire (灬) · barbecue (灬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 256

Compound words

偶然ぐうぜん
coincidence; chance; accident; fortuity; by chance
自然しぜん
nature; natural; spontaneous; automatic; naturally
全然ぜんぜん
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; completely
自然科学しぜんかがく
natural science
天然温泉てんねんおんせん
natural hot spring
依然いぜん
still; as yet; as it has been
敢然かんぜん
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
公然こうぜん
open; public; official; overt
騒然そうぜん
noisy; confused; uproarious
断然だんぜん
firmly; flatly; resolutely; decisively; absolutely
天然てんねん
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
当然とうぜん
natural; right; proper; just; reasonable
同然どうぜん
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
突然とつぜん
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
漠然ばくぜん
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
必然ひつぜん
inevitable; necessary; certain; sure; inevitability
未然みぜん
before it happens; previously
寂然せきぜん
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
歴然れきぜん
evident; plain; distinct; clear
天然痘てんねんとう
smallpox; variola
必然的ひつぜんてき
inevitable; necessary
不自然ふしぜん
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
自然界しぜんかい
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
大自然だいしぜん
nature; Mother Nature

On Reading Examples

人は教授という人たちが英語を話せるのは当然の事と思いがちだ。とうぜん
People are apt to take it for granted that the professor can speak English.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は母のいない子も同然だった。
He was no better than a motherless child.tatoeba
彼は平然と取引をつぶしました。
He sank the deal without batting an eyelash.tatoeba
彼は文無しも同然だ。
He is no better than a beggar.tatoeba
彼は物置の中で偶然いくつかの古文書を見つけた。
He came across some old documents in the closet.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 然

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