Japanese Kanji

ken

shut up

Extended kanji · 13 strokes

Readings

  • ONケンken
  • ONカンkan
  • KUNつぐ.むtsugu
  • KUNくびかせkubikase

Meaning

Shut up.

Stroke order for 鉗

鉗 is a Extended kanji — used in Japanese personal names and specialised writing. With 13 strokes, it appears in classical literature, place names, and formal documents.

Learn to read Japanese

Start with hiragana and katakana — the foundation of Japanese reading.