敢

daring; brave; bold; sad; tragic; pitiful

12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1859.

Readings

• カン (on reading): 勇敢 (ゆうかん) brave; 敢行 (かんこう) decisive action
• あえて (kun reading)
• あえない (kun reading)
• あえず (kun reading): 涙塞き敢えず (なみだせきあえず) unable to fight back tears

Components

• 耳
• 攵
• 乞 radical beg
• 攵 radical strike, right-side form of 攴
• 耳 radical ear

Kanji containing 敢

• 厳 stern
• 橄 olive
• 瞰 look
• 嚴 strictness

Words using 敢

• 勇敢 (ゆうかん) brave
• 敢行 (かんこう) decisive action
• 敢闘賞 (かんとうしょう) Fighting Spirit Prize (sumo, martial arts, etc.)
• 果敢 (かかん) resolute
• 敢闘 (かんとう) fighting bravely
• 涙塞き敢えず (なみだせきあえず) unable to fight back tears

16 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists