What does kanji 悠 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 悠 is permanence.

How is kanji 悠 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 悠 are ユウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 悠?

The main radical for kanji 悠 is 心.

What words use kanji 悠?

Example words that use kanji 悠 include 悠悠, 悠久, 悠長, 悠.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

悠

Meaning

Kanji 悠

permanence

permanence, distant, long time, leisure

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: ユウ
Nanori 名乗り: ゆ

Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1921
Strokes: 11
Radical: 心
Components: ｜ • 化 • 夂 • 心 • 乞 • 攵
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 攸 • 莜 • 浟 • 筱 • 峳 • 㛜 • 焂

Related vocabulary

Showing 10 common entries

Showing 10 of 12 entries that include this kanji.

悠悠

ゆうゆう

easily

悠久

ゆうきゅう

eternity

悠長

ゆうちょう

leisurely

悠

ゆう

quiet

悠々自適の生活

ゆうゆうじてきのせいかつ

life free from worldly cares

悠遠

ゆうえん

faraway

悠然

ゆうぜん

calm

悠揚

ゆうよう

self-possessed

悠揚迫らず

ゆうようせまらず

calmly

悠揚迫らぬ

ゆうようせまらぬ

calm

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

悠久の歴史を感じる。

I feel the sense of eternal history.

彼は悠々と歩いている。

He is walking leisurely.

悠遠な理想を追い求める。

To pursue distant ideals.

彼は悠然とした態度で答えた。

He answered with a calm attitude.

定年後は悠々自適に暮らしたい。

I want to live a life of leisurely retirement.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

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