Today’s Kanji is “漢” (kan); Kanji for “Chinese”.
Handwritten Kanji “漢” (kan)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “漢”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 漢 | カン | kan | 13 | 氵 | Chinese |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “漢”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 今年の漢字 | ことしのかんじ | Kotoshi no kanji | Kanji of the Year |
| 巨漢 | きょかん | Kyokan | Giant |
| 悪漢 | あっかん | Akkan | Bad guy |
