Readings

Kana: ケン、ゲン、すずり
Romaji: ken, gen, suzuri
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

inkstone

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  112
Frequency:  2500
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-5-7
Korean Reading:  yeon
Chinese Reading:  yan4
Unicode:  786f
JIS:  3827

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3190
New Nelson Index: 4005
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5a7.2
Four Corner Index: 1661.0
Japanese Names Index: 1634
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24233
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0367
Remembering the kanji Index: 2589
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1094
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2635
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1517

Words

(すずり)
inkstone
硯洗い (すずりあらい)
event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies
硯石 (すずりいし)
inkstone; stone used to make an inkstone
硯箱 (すずりばこ)
inkstone case
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