Kanji

案

plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

アン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つくえ

Common Readings

アン

Example sentences

提案 ていあん
会議で新しいプロジェクトを提案した。

I proposed a new project at the meeting.

慎重 しんちょう
先生は生徒の提案を慎重に検討した。

The teacher carefully considered the student's proposal.

案内 あんない
駅まで案内します。

I will guide you to the station.

職員 しょくいん
その職員は、とても親切に案内してくれました。

That staff member guided me very kindly.

案外 あんがい
この問題は、案外簡単に解けた。

This problem was surprisingly easy to solve.

糸 いと
針に糸を通すのは、案外難しい。

Threading a needle is surprisingly difficult.

案 あん
新しい案を提出した。

I submitted a new proposal.

としては としては
私としては、その案に賛成です。

As for me, I agree with that plan.

案の定 あんのじょう
案の定、試合は中止になった。

As expected, the match was cancelled.

思案 しあん
その難問を前に、彼は長い間思案していた。

Faced with that difficult problem, he was contemplating for a long time.

Example Vocabulary

提案

ていあん

proposal; suggestion

案内

あんない

guidance; leading; information

案外

あんがい

unexpectedly; surprisingly

案

あん

plan; proposal; idea; draft

案の定

あんのじょう

as expected; just as one thought

思案

しあん

thought; consideration; contemplation

案件

あんけん

matter; case; project; item

ご案内

ごあんない

guidance; information

案じる

あんじる

to worry; to be anxious about; to ponder

名案

めいあん

excellent idea; bright idea

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