漢字城 Kanji Fortress

研 polish

Also: study

On'yomi
ケン
Kun'yomi
と-ぐ
Strokes
9
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 3

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): と-ぐ.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
研 is written in 9 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

You rub a stone (石) flat and even (开) — polishing it, the way study polishes the mind.

A common word

  • 研究 けんきゅう research

Example sentences

  • あにはだいがくでけんきゅうをしています。

    My older brother does research at a university.

  • らいしゅう、けんきゅうしつへいきます。

    I'm going to the research lab next week.

Kanji that share a part

石 is its radical. 21 kanji share it in all.

  • 破 rend N3
  • 確 certain N3
  • 岩 rock N2
  • 砂 sand N2
  • 砲 cannon N2
  • 硬 hard N2
  • 碑 tombstone N2
  • 磁 magnet N2

开 is a component.