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敢 kanji: meaning “daring”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N112 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
daring
On'yomi
カン
Kun'yomi
あ・えて、あ・えない、あ・えず

Picture story to remember 敢

The taskmaster (攵) challenges a student to tuck a long pencil in his ear, and the daring one does it.

How to write 敢: stroke order

敢 is written with 12 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 敢

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Kanji that share parts with 敢.