JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

Meaning

Kanji 寡

widow

widow, minority, few

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み
Nanori 名乗り
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Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#2035
Strokes
14
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji

Related vocabulary

Showing 22 common entries

Showing 22 of 33 entries that include this kanji.

寡婦

かふ

widow

少し

すこし

a little way

少ない

すくない

few

寡黙

かもく

untalkative

寡占

かせん

oligopoly

寡作

かさく

unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)

minority

寡居

かきょ

widowhood

寡言

かげん

reticence

寡産

かさん

low fecundity

寡少

かしょう

exceedingly little

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は黙な人です。

He is a man of few words.

敵せずという言葉がある。

There is a saying that the few are no match for the many.

彼女は若くして婦となった。

She became a widow at a young age.

寄付金の多は問いません。

The amount of the donation doesn't matter.

市場は数社に占されている。

The market is dominated by a few companies.