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禅

JLPT N1 13 strokes Frequency: #1902

Meanings

Zen, Silent Meditation

Radicals

礻

Decomposition

⿰礻单

Etymology

Ideographic: To pray 礻 alone 单; 单 also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 13

Stroke Order

1 dot right-to-left

2 corner left-to-right

3 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

4 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

5 dot right-to-left

6 dot right-to-left

7 diagonal right-to-left

8 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

9 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

10 horizontal bottom-to-top

11 horizontal bottom-to-top

12 horizontal bottom-to-top

13 vertical right-to-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

セン sen

ゼン zen

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ゆず yuzu

しずか shizuka

Words Using This Kanji

41 words total

Other (20 words)

Zen meditation

Zen priest

Zen temple

Zen dialogue

dhyana (profound meditation)

禅宗ぜんしゅう

Zen (Buddhism)

禅定ぜんじょう

dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration)

友禅染ゆうぜんぞめ

type of dyeing method or pattern

禅学ぜんがく

Zen studies

禅堂ぜんどう

zendo (Zen meditation hall)

the flavor of Zen

Zen talk

Zen painting

Zen

Zen temple

abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir)

禅尼ぜんに

Zen nun

禅門ぜんもん

Zen

封禅ほうぜん

ancient Chinese sacrificial ritual

座禅ざぜん

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

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