然

sort of thing, so

JLPT N3 Grade 4 12 strokes

Kun'yomi: しか.り・しか.し・さ
On'yomi: ゼン・ネン
Radical: 火 · fire (fire, heat)

Stroke order & writing

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然 in example sentences

いや全然ぜんぜん。
Iya zenzen.
No, not at all.
いや、全然ぜんぜん。
Iya, zenzen.
No, not at all.
全然ぜんぜん眠ねむれない。
Zenzen nemurenai.
I can't sleep at all.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 然

More 火 (fire) kanji

然 means "sort of thing, so". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 12 strokes. It is read しか.り・しか.し・さ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ゼン・ネン in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

Common questions

What does the kanji 然 mean?: 然 means "sort of thing, so". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 然 have?: 然 is written in 12 strokes.
How is 然 read?: It is read しか.り・しか.し・さ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ゼン・ネン in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 然?: 然 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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