What does kanji 奄 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 奄 is cover.

How is kanji 奄 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 奄 are おお.う, たちまち; the onyomi readings are エン.

What words use kanji 奄?

Example words that use kanji 奄 include 奄々, 奄美の黒兎, 奄美星空河豚, 奄美鼻先蛙.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

奄

Meaning

Kanji 奄

cover

cover, obstruct, suffocate

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: おお.うたちまち
Onyomi 音読み: エン
Nanori 名乗り: あま

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2047
Strokes: 8
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 电 • 黾 • 㫣

Related vocabulary

Showing 6 common entries

Showing 6 of 6 entries that include this kanji.

奄々

えんえん

gasping

奄美の黒兎

あまみのくろうさぎ

Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi)

奄美星空河豚

アマミホシゾラフグ

white-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus)

奄美鼻先蛙

あまみはなさきがえる

Amami tip-nosed frog (Odorrana amamiensis)

奄羅

あんら

mango

気息奄々

きそくえんえん

gasping for breath

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

黒い雲が月を奄った。

black clouds covered the moon.

深い霧が谷を奄っている。

a thick fog is covering the valley.

倒れた木が道を奄った。

a fallen tree blocked the road.

土砂が水路を奄い、流れが止まった。

debris covered the channel, and the flow stopped.

煙が部屋を奄って、息が苦しくなった。

smoke filled the room and made it hard to breathe.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 3 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.