漢字Kanji · in Structures & Home
宣: proclaim, say
Also: announce
JLPT N19 strokesGrade 6Your ink: 白 Not met
宀 carries the meaning · 亘 gives the sound
9 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
センsen · on'yomi · in compounds
- 宣教師せんきょうしmissionary
- 宣戦布告せんせんふこくproclamation of war
- 独立宣言どくりつせんげんDeclaration of Independence
- 宣言するせんげんするdeclare, proclaim, announce
- 宣伝するせんでんするpublicize, propagandize
- 宣告するせんこくするpronounce, condemn
- 宣誓するせんせいするswear and oath
Also read のたまう, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Under one roof! Imagine the safety and warmth of a sturdy house at the end of a long day.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side宣 proclaim · 宀
vs恒 constancy · 忄In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xuān
Same form: 宣 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 宣 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 宣 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xuān most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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