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然

Kanji 然: meaning "natural", readings, stroke order

The kanji 然 means "natural". On'yomi: ゼン、ネン; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
natural
On'yomi
ゼンネン
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 然

  • 全然 ぜんぜん — Not at all
  • 当然 とうぜん — Naturally
  • 自然 しぜん — Nature / natural
  • 当然 とうぜん — Naturally / obvious
  • 天然 てんねん — nature, spontaneity
  • 突然 とつぜん — abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly
  • 漠然 ばくぜん — Vague / obscure
  • 自然科学 しぜんかがく — natural science
  • 漠然 ばくぜん — Vague / obscure
  • 必然 ひつぜん — Inevitable / necessary
  • 偶然 ぐうぜん — Coincidence / chance
  • 必然性 ひつぜんせい — Necessity

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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