Kanji Detail for 硯 - "inkstone"

硯

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

硯 means "inkstone." Also associated with calligraphy.
1. Inkstone - A stone tool for grinding ink.
2. By extension - A metaphor for scholarship and learning.
Four-character idioms with 硯
- 磨穿鉄硯ませんてっけん showing unyielding diligence in one's studies
Tattoo check: 硯
- Verified meaning: inkstone
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read すずり)
- Also carries these associations: calligraphy
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 硯

Surnames 硯(すずり)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

inkstone

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

inkstone

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

ink-stone

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

inkstone

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

An implement for grinding ink. Made of stone. Such as 端硯 (Duan inkstone), 歙硯 (She inkstone).
Onyomi

gen(ゲン)

ken(ケン)
Kunyomi

suzuri(すずり)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

石 (ishi・ishihen)
Related Keywords

inkstone calligraphy brush ink paper writing learning study culture stone grinding