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玄

mysterious
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingゲン
Kun readingくろ、くろ.い
JōyōGrade 8
  1. entrance
  2. front door
  3. entryway
  4. entranceway
  5. entry hall

Popular Usage

玄関玄人

Radicals and components

Radical玄dark
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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top hat (亠) · cocoon

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1484

Compound words

玄関げんかん
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall
玄人くろうと
expert; professional; master; connoisseur; woman in the nightlife business
玄米げんまい
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
玄翁げんのう
sledgehammer
玄孫げんそん
great-great-grandchild
玄麦げんばく
unpolished wheat or barley
玄關げんかん
entrance
玄関先げんかんさき
entrance
玄関番げんかんばん
doorkeeper
玄昌石げんしょうせき
type of slate (from Miyagi pref.)
玄人跣くろうとはだし
outdoing a professional
玄武岩げんぶがん
basalt
玄米茶げんまいちゃ
green tea with roasted brown rice
玄圃梨けんぽなし
Japanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis)
信玄袋しんげんぶくろ
cloth bag
玄海躑躅げんかいつつじ
Rhododendron mucronulatum var. ciliatum (variety of azalea)

Additional Examples

彼は玄関へ飛び込んできて階段を駆け上った。
He darted into the hall and up the stairs.tatoeba
彼は玄関の近くで一匹の犬を見た。
He saw a dog near the door.tatoeba
彼が玄関を出たとき、バスはちょうど角をまわってきたところだった。
When he went out the front door, the bus was just coming around the corner.tatoeba
また職分家は独自に玄人を養成する特権を持つ。
Also, shokubunke has the privilege to train professionals by its own system.wiki
素人の愛好家の中には玄人に転ずる者も見られる。
There are some amateur Noh performers who become an expert.wiki

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 玄

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