Kanji

懇

懇

sociable, kind, courteous, hospitable, cordial

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

17 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ねんごろ

Common Readings

コン, ねんご…ろ

Example sentences

懇願 こんがん
彼 は 親 に 留学 させて くれる よう 懇願した 。

He entreated his parents to let him study abroad.

懇意 こんい
彼 は その 店 の 主人 と 懇意 に している 。

He is on friendly terms with the owner of that shop.

懇親会 こんしんかい
懇親会 で 新しい 同僚 と 知り合った 。

I got to know new colleagues at the social gathering.

懇親 こんしん
会員 相互 の 懇親 を 深める ため に 懇親会 を 開いた

We held a social gathering to deepen the friendship among the members.

懇々 こんこん
彼 は 私 に 懇々 と 諭した 。

He earnestly admonished me.

Example Vocabulary

懇願

こんがん

entreaty; earnest request; appeal

懇意

こんい

intimacy; friendship

懇切丁寧

こんせつていねい

懇親会

こんしんかい

social gathering; get-together; party

懇々

こんこん

earnestly; kindly; repeatedly and thoroughly (e.g., explaining, advising)

懇意になる

こんいになる

昵懇

じっこん

懇親

こんしん

friendship; intimacy; social gathering

懇談会

こんだんかい

懇ろ

ねんごろ

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