Moto 玄: Mysterious; Occultness; BlackKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ゲン
- Kun'yomi
- くろ、くろ(い)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 51 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ゲン)
- 玄関げんかんentrance; front door
- 玄米げんまいunpolished rice; unmilled rice
- 信玄袋しんげんぶくろcloth bag
- 内玄関うちげんかんside entrance
- 天地玄黄てんちげんこうHeaven is black and earth is yellow; heaven and earth
- 幽玄ゆうげんmysterious profundity; quiet beauty
- 正面玄関しょうめんげんかんfront entrance; front door
- 玄兎げんとmoon
- 玄冥げんめいancient Chinese god of the north (or rain, water, etc.)
- 玄冬げんとうwinter
- 玄同げんどうhiding one's intelligence to avoid being different from the common people
- 玄妙げんみょうabstruse; occult
- 玄孫げんそんgreat-great-grandchild; fourth-generation descendant
- 玄室げんしつburial chamber
- 玄昌石げんしょうせきtype of slate (from Miyagi pref.)
- 玄武げんぶBlack Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens)
- 玄武岩げんぶがんbasalt; whin(stone)
- 玄武岩質げんぶがんしつbasaltic
- 玄武岩質マグマげんぶがんしつマグマbasaltic magma
- 玄猪げんちょday of the boar in the tenth month
- 玄猿げんえんgibbon
- 玄石げんせきmagnet
- 玄米パンげんまいパンsteamed bread made with unpolished rice flour
- 玄米粉げんまいこunpolished rice powder; brown rice flour
- 玄米茶げんまいちゃtea (with roasted rice)
- 玄能げんのうsledgehammer
- 玄草げんそうThunberg's geranium (Geranium thunbergii)
- 玄関ホールげんかんホールentrance hall
- 玄関先げんかんさきentrance; front door
- 玄関口げんかんぐちentrance door; front door
- 玄関払いげんかんばらいrefusing to see a visitor
- 玄関番げんかんばんdoorkeeper; doorman
- 玄關げんかんentrance; front door
- 玄鳥げんちょうswallow
- 玄麦げんばくunpolished wheat or barley
- 玄黄げんこうblack and yellow silk (offered to gods); heaven and earth
- 発芽玄米はつがげんまいgerminated brown rice; sprouted brown rice
- 空の玄関そらのげんかんairport
- 粗粒玄武岩そりゅうげんぶがんdolerite; diabase
- 表玄関おもてげんかんfront door; vestibule
- 酵素玄米こうそげんまいkoso genmai; fermented brown rice
Other readings
- 玄人くろうとexpert; professional
- 玄人はだしくろうとはだしability that outdoes (shames) professionals
- 玄人気質くろうとかたぎprofessionalism; the temperament of a professional
- 玄人筋くろうとすじprofessionals
- 玄人裸足くろうとはだしability that outdoes (shames) professionals
- 玄人跣くろうとはだしability that outdoes (shames) professionals
- 玄圃梨けんぽなしJapanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis)
- 玄海躑躅げんかいつつじRhododendron mucronulatum var. ciliatum (variety of azalea)
- 玄翁げんのうsledgehammer
- 玄蕃寮げんばりょうThe Agency for Buddhists and Foreigners (ritsuryo system)
Kanji that often appear with 玄
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