Kanji

inkstone

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

石部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケン, ゲン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すずり

Example sentences

硯箱 すずりばこ
祖父は大切にしていた硯箱を私に譲ってくれた。

My grandfather gave me the writing box he had cherished.

磨穿鉄硯 ませんてっけん
彼は磨穿鉄硯の努力を重ねて、ついに合格した。

He studied with the perseverance of 'masentekken' and finally passed.

筆硯 ひっけん
彼は毎日筆硯に親しむ

He devotes himself to writing every day.

Example Vocabulary

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