Kanji

仙

hermit, wizard, cent

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セン, セント

Nanori (Name Reading)

たかし, のり, ひさ, ひと

Common Readings

セン

Example sentences

仙人 せんにん
仙人 よう 暮らし している

He lives like a hermit in the mountains.

せん
仙人 なる こと 夢見て こもった

He secluded himself in the mountains, dreaming of becoming an immortal wizard.

仙台 せんだい
仙台 呼ばれています

Sendai is called the 'City of Trees'.

宮城県 みやぎけん
宮城県 県庁所在地 仙台 です

The capital of Miyagi Prefecture is Sendai City.

仙境 せんきょう
その 山奥 ある まるで 仙境 ように 静か だった

The village deep in the mountains was as quiet as if it were an enchanted land.

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