What does kanji 玄 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 玄 is mysterious.

How is kanji 玄 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 玄 are くろ, くろ.い; the onyomi readings are ゲン.

What is the main radical of kanji 玄?

The main radical for kanji 玄 is 玄.

What words use kanji 玄?

Example words that use kanji 玄 include 玄人, 玄関, 玄米, 玄猿.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

玄

Meaning

Kanji 玄

mysterious

mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: くろくろ.い
Onyomi 音読み: ゲン
Nanori 名乗り: けんはるはるか

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1409
Strokes: 5
Radical: 玄
Components: 亠 • 幺 • 玄
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

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Showing 23 of 51 entries that include this kanji.

玄人

くろうと

woman in the nightlife business

玄関

げんかん

entrance

玄米

げんまい

unpolished rice

玄猿

げんえん

gibbon

玄黄

げんこう

black and yellow silk (offered to gods)

玄海躑躅

げんかいつつじ

Rhododendron mucronulatum var. ciliatum (variety of azalea)

玄関ホール

げんかんホール

entrance hall

玄関マット

げんかんマット

doormat (outside the door of a house, etc.)

玄関口

げんかんぐち

gateway (to a region, etc.)

玄関先

げんかんさき

entrance

玄関番

げんかんばん

doorkeeper

玄関払い

げんかんばらい

refusing to see a visitor

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靴は玄関で脱いでください。

please take off your shoes at the entrance.

玄関の前に猫が座っていた。

a cat was sitting in front of the entrance.

最近は白米より玄米をよく食べる。

lately, i eat brown rice more often than white rice.

この店の主人は魚をさばく玄人だ。

the owner of this shop is a real expert at preparing fish.

彼の話にはどこか玄な響きがある。

there is something mysterious in the tone of his speech.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 10 related entries

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