What does kanji 硯 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 硯 is inkstone.

How is kanji 硯 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 硯 are すずり; the onyomi readings are ケン, ゲン.

What words use kanji 硯?

Example words that use kanji 硯 include 硯, 硯石, 硯洗い, 硯池.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

硯

Meaning

Kanji 硯

inkstone

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: すずり
Onyomi 音読み: ケンゲン
Nanori 名乗り: すず

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2500
Strokes: 12
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

7 common entries

Showing 7 of 7 entries that include this kanji.

硯

すずり

inkstone

硯石

すずりいし

inkstone

硯洗い

すずりあらい

event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies

硯池

けんち

inkstone well

硯箱

すずりばこ

inkstone case

筆硯

ひっけん

daily life of a writer

磨穿鉄硯

ませんてっけん

showing unyielding diligence in one's studies

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は硯で墨をすった。

He rubbed the ink on the inkstone.

古い硯を骨董品屋で見つけた。

I found an old inkstone at an antique shop.

習字の前に硯を用意します。

Prepare the inkstone before calligraphy practice.

この硯はとても高価です。

This inkstone is very expensive.

祖父から立派な硯を譲り受けた。

I inherited a fine inkstone from my grandfather.