Moto 敢: Daring; Brave; BoldKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カン
- Kun'yomi
- あ(えて)、あ(えない)、あ(えず)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 33 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カン)
- 果敢かかんresolute; determined
- 敢闘かんとうfighting bravely
- 敢行かんこうdecisive action; going through with
- 勇敢ゆうかんbrave; heroic
- 敢然かんぜんboldly; bravely
- 勇敢さゆうかんさbravery; heroism
- 勇敢無比ゆうかんむひbeing unmatched (unparalleled) for bravery
- 勇猛果敢ゆうもうかかんdaring and resolute; having dauntless courage
- 敢死かんしpreparing for death; preparedness for death
- 敢為かんいdaring
- 敢闘賞かんとうしょうFighting Spirit Prize (sumo, martial arts, etc.)
- 石敢当いしがんどうshigandang; stone tablet placed at a three-way street intersection (or dead end) to ward off evil spirits
- 石敢當いしがんどうshigandang; stone tablet placed at a three-way street intersection (or dead end) to ward off evil spirits
- 積極果敢せっきょくかかんaggressive; active and bold (daring)
- 迅速果敢じんそくかかんquick and decisive; fast and daring
- 進取果敢しんしゅかかんenterprising and daring; boldly forward-looking
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 取り敢えずとりあえずfirst of all; at once
- 取敢えずとりあえずfirst of all; at once
- 敢えてあえてpurposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something)
- 取る物も取り敢えずとるものもとりあえずwithout a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
- 敢えないあえないtragic
- 敢えなくあえなくsadly; tragically
- 敢え無いあえないtragic
- 敢え無くあえなくsadly; tragically
Other readings
- 敢てあえてpurposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something)
- 敢ないあえないtragic
- 敢無くあえなくsadly; tragically
- 果敢いはかないfleeting; transient
- 果敢ないはかないfleeting; transient
- 果敢なむはかなむto despair of; to see the vanity of
- 果敢無いはかないfleeting; transient
- 果敢無むはかなむto despair of; to see the vanity of
- 涙塞き敢えずなみだせきあえずunable to fight back tears
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