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繁

Kanji 繁: meaning "flourish, busy", readings, stroke order

The kanji 繁 means "flourish, busy". On'yomi: ハン; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
flourish, busy
On'yomi
ハン
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
16
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
繁 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 繁

  • 頻繁 ひんぱん — frequency
  • 繁栄 はんえい — prospering, prosperity, flourishing
  • 繁盛 はんじょう — prosperity, flourishing, thriving
  • 繁殖 はんしょく — breed, multiply, propagation

Stroke order · 16 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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