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Kanji Detail for 然 - "so, natural"

然

  • Meaning

    然 means "so, natural." Also associated with to burn.

    1. So - In that manner; thus.

    2. Natural - As expected; of course.

    3. Burn - To be on fire.

  • Words using 然

    • 自然 しぜん Listen nature; natural; spontaneous
    • 依然 いぜん Listen still; as yet; as it has been
    • 依然として いぜんとして Listen still; as yet; as of old
    • 天然 てんねん Listen nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
    • 突然 とつぜん Listen abrupt; sudden; unexpected
    • 天然ガス てんねんガス Listen natural gas
    • 不自然 ふしぜん Listen unnatural; artificial; affected
    • 偶然 ぐうぜん Listen coincidence; chance; accident

  • Four-character idioms with 然

    • 自然淘汰 しぜんとうた Listen natural selection
    • 一目瞭然 いちもくりょうぜん Listen obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
    • 古色蒼然 こしょくそうぜん Listen antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
    • 天然自然 てんねんしぜん Listen natural; naturally
    • 失意泰然 しついたいぜん Listen keeping calm and collected at times of disappointment; maintaining a serene state of mind in adversity
    • 孤影悄然 こえいしょうぜん Listen alone and dejected; lonely and downhearted; lonely and crestfallen

  • Tattoo check: 然

    • Verified meaning: so, natural
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しかり, ぜん, もゆ, らん)
    • Also carries these associations: to burn

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 然

    Given names 然(しかり)Listen 然(もゆ)Listen 然(らん)Listen

    Surnames 然(ぜん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sort of thing; so; if so; in that case; well

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    yes, certainly; pledge, promise

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    certainly; naturally; suddenly

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To burn. Original character for 燃. (Mencius) "Like fire just starting to burn." | To permit. Agreeing is called 然諾. | Thus. (Analects) "Is that so? Can that be so?" | A response word. (Analects) "Is that a disciple of Lu's Confucius?" Said, "Yes." | A grammatical particle. Descriptive words often use it. As in 油然作雲 (clouds rising naturally), 沛然下雨 (rain falling abundantly). | A connecting word linking what precedes to what follows. As in 然後 (then), 然而 (however), 然則 (in that case).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    nen(ネン) ネン

    zen(ゼン) ゼン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sa(さ) さ

    shika(しか) しか

    shikari(しか-り) しか-り

    shikashi(しか-し) しか-し

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    火 灬 (hi・hihen・rekka・renga)

  • Related Keywords

    so natural burn affirmation agreement connective state thus accordingly certainly genuine hence indeed spontaneous ignite kindle

Sentences including 然

  • All of a sudden , a fire broke out in the movie theater.

  • That he should think so is quite natural.

  • I came to liverpool by chance.

  • Our meeting was quite accidental.

  • We met her by accident.

  • I don't blame you.

  • I had a call from james out of the blue.

  • War suddenly broke out.

  • Suddenly , the captain left the ship.

  • The war didn't break out by accident.

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