Medoru
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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)
不健全 ふけんぜん

morbid

保健婦 ほけんふ

(female) public health nurse

保健 ほけん

preservation of health

保健医 ほけんい

school nurse

勇健 ゆうけん

sound health

保健所 ほけんじょ

health care center

穏健派 おんけんは

moderate faction

健康方 けんこうほう

hygiene

健保 けんぽ

health insurance

健康食品 けんこうしょくひん

health foods

国民健康保険 こくみんけんこうほけん

national health insurance

健康保険法 けんこうほけんほう

Health Insurance Act

保健体育 ほけんたいいく

health and physical education

保健物理学 ほけんぶつりがく

health physics

母子健康手帳 ぼしけんこうてちょう

maternal and child health notebook

健康を損なう けんこうをそこなう

to harm one's health

健康に良い けんこうによい

good for the health

健康状態 けんこうじょうたい

(the condition of) one's health

健康管理 けんこうかんり

health management

穏健 おんけん

moderate (view, politics, etc.)

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