然 kanji: meaning “sort of thing”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N312 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- sort of thing
- On'yomi
- ゼン、ネン
- Kun'yomi
- しか、しか・り、しか・し、さ
Picture story to remember 然
Under the moon (月), a large (大) dog sits by the flames (灬) with a hot dog on a stick, a cozy sort of thing.
How to write 然: stroke order
然 is written with 12 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 然
- 公然こうぜんopen
- 然ししかしhowever
Practice this kanji in the app
Review 然 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.
Practice 然 nowRelated kanji
Kanji that share parts with 然.