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健

JLPT N1 SL4 11 strokes Frequency: #572

Meanings

Healthy, Health, Strength, Persistence

Radicals

亻

Decomposition

⿰亻建

Etymology

Ideographic: Someone 亻 who can build 建 things; 建 also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 11

Stroke Order

1 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

2 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

3 corner right-to-left

4 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

6 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

7 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

8 vertical right-to-left

9 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

10 corner top-to-bottom

11 diagonal bottom-to-top

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ケン ken

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

すこ suko

Words Using This Kanji

170 words total

Other (20 words)

powerful pen

good batting

vigorous

good walker

health checkup

health insurance

good pitching

ready writer

stomach tablet

healthy child

healthy place

health problem

spirit

brain tonic

forgetfulness

vigour

unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)

世界保健機関せかいほけんきかん

World Health Organization

壮健そうけん

healthy

穏健おんけん

moderate (view, politics, etc.)

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