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)

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.

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, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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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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