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gentleman

JLPT N1 11 strokes
On'yomi
シン
Radical
· thread (thread, silk)

紳 means "gentleman". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 11 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is シン. It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

紳 in example sentences

  • かれしんしである。

    Kare wa shinshi de aru.

    He is a gentleman.

  • かれほんとうしんしだ。

    Kare wa hontou no shinshi da.

    He is a real gentleman.

  • あのしんしだれですか。

    Ano shinshi wa dare desu ka.

    Who's that gentleman?

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

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Common questions

What does the kanji 紳 mean?
紳 means "gentleman". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 紳 have?
紳 is written in 11 strokes.
How is 紳 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is シン.
What JLPT level is 紳?
紳 is a JLPT N1 kanji.