Kanji

陳

陳

exhibit, state, relate, explain

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

阜部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ひねる

Nanori (Name Reading)

かた, つら, のぶ, のぶる, のり, ひさ, むね, よし

Common Readings

チン

Example sentences

陳腐 ちんぷ
作家は陳腐な表現を避けるべきだ

Writers should avoid cliché expressions.

陳列 ちんれつ
店には多くの商品が陳列されている

Many products are displayed in the store.

新陳代謝 しんちんたいしゃ
激しい運動は新陳代謝を高める

Intense exercise boosts metabolism.

陳謝 ちんしゃ
社長は不祥事について深く陳謝した

The president deeply apologized regarding the scandal.

Example Vocabulary

陳腐

ちんぷ

cliché; stale; hackneyed

陳列

ちんれつ

exhibition, display, show

陳情

ちんじょう

陳列棚

ちんれつだな

新陳代謝

しんちんたいしゃ

metabolism; renewal; replacement

陳

ちん

開陳

かいちん

陳謝

ちんしゃ

apology (often with an explanation); begging pardon

陳述

ちんじゅつ

陳情書

ちんじょうしょ

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