This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ケン、くだん
Romaji: ken, kudan
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

affair, case, matter, item

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  212
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-2-4
Korean Reading:  geon
Chinese Reading:  jian4
Unicode:  4ef6
JIS:  376F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 51
Nelson Index: 368
New Nelson Index: 130
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a4.4
Four Corner Index: 2520.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 660
Gakken Index: 290
Daikanwanjiten Index: 410
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0635
Remembering the kanji Index: 959
Busy People Index: 3.9
Kanji Way Index: 171
Kanji Flashcards Index: 306
Kodansha Compact Index: 66
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 687
Kanji in Context Index: 482
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 35
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 35
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 968
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1032
Essential Kanji Index: 485
Kodansha Kanji Index: 54
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2155
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 598
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 657

Words

(くだり)
passage; paragraph
(けん)
matter; case; item; affair; subject
条件 (じょうけん)
condition; conditions; term; terms; requirement; requirements
物件 (ぶっけん)
article; thing; object; property (real estate)
無条件 (むじょうけん)
unconditional
(くだん)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the above-mentioned; the aforesaid; the usual
事件 (じけん)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
要件 (ようけん)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition; sine qua non
案件 (あんけん)
matter in question; subject; case; item
件数 (けんすう)
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
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