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Zach

Reading

Kana: ケン
Romaji: ken
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

ticket

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  18
Frequency:  583
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  2-6-2
Korean Reading:  gweon
Chinese Reading:  xuan4
Unicode:  5238
JIS:  3774

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2630
Nelson Index: 678
New Nelson Index: 473
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f6.10
Four Corner Index: 9022.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 661
Gakken Index: 584
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1966X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0258
Remembering the kanji Index: 1206
Kanji Flashcards Index: 359
Kodansha Compact Index: 182
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 688
Kanji in Context Index: 714
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1681
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2286
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1214
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1291
Essential Kanji Index: 747
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3256
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1045
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 768
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 681

Words

(けん)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
馬券 (ばけん)
(horse racing) betting ticket
債券 (さいけん)
bond; debenture
株券 (かぶけん)
stock certificate
券面 (けんめん)
the face of a bond, draft (draught) or certificate
証券 (しょうけん)
securities; bonds; certificates
発券 (はっけん)
issuing (a banknote, ticket, etc.)
旅券 (りょけん)
passport
車券 (しゃけん)
bike-race (betting) ticket
金券 (きんけん)
gold certificate; tradeable coupon redeemable for goods or services
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