Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (けん) in Japanese

Kana Reading
けん
Romaji
ken
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)


Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

11 strokes

drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor

On'Yomi: カン, ケン

Kun'Yomi: かわ.く, かわ.かす, ほ.す, ひ.る, いぬい

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