Kanji

勘

勘

intuition, perception, check, compare, sixth sense

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

力部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カン

Nanori (Name Reading)

さだ, さだむ, のり

Common Readings

カン

Example sentences

勘違い かんちがい
彼 は 私 が 怒っている と 勘違い した ようだ 。

He seems to have misunderstood that I am angry.

勘弁 かんべん
冗談 は 勘弁 して ください 。

Give me a break with the jokes.

勘 かん
彼 の 勘 は いつも よく 当たる 。

His intuition is always spot on.

鈍る にぶる
練習 を 怠る と 、 すぐに 勘 が 鈍ってしまう 。

If you neglect practice, your intuition will quickly dull.

勘定 かんじょう
レジ で 勘定 を 済ませる 。

I settle the bill at the register.

付け つけ
勘定 を 付け に して おいて ください 。

Please put the bill on my tab.

Example Vocabulary

勘違い

かんちがい

misunderstanding; wrong guess

勘弁

かんべん

pardon; forgiveness; sparing someone

勘

かん

intuition; sixth sense

勘定

かんじょう

bill; calculation; payment

勘ぐる

かんぐる

勘当

かんどう

勘付く

かんづく

勘づく

かんづく

土地勘

とちかん

勘繰る

かんぐる

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