懇

sociable, kind

JLPT N1 17 strokes

Kun'yomi: ねんご.ろ
On'yomi: コン
Radical: 心 · heart (heart, mind, feeling)

Stroke order & writing

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懇 in example sentences

彼女かのじょは彼かれに、行いかないで欲ほしいと懇願こんがんした。
Kanojo wa kare ni, ikanaide hoshii to kongan shita.
She pleaded with him to stay.
彼かれらは我々われわれに援助えんじょを懇願こんがんした。
Karera wa wareware ni enjo o kongan shita.
They appealed to us for help.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

More 心 (heart) kanji

懇 means "sociable, kind". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 17 strokes. It is read ねんご.ろ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and コン in compounds (on'yomi). It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

Common questions

What does the kanji 懇 mean?: 懇 means "sociable, kind". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 懇 have?: 懇 is written in 17 strokes.
How is 懇 read?: It is read ねんご.ろ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and コン in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 懇?: 懇 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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