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漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

慢: ridicule, laziness

JLPT N114 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

忄 carries the meaning · 曼 gives the sound

14 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

マンman · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 自慢じまんpride (in one's achievements, possessions…
  • 慢性まんせいchronic (illness)
  • 我慢がまんendurance; patience; perseverance
  • 怠慢たいまんnegligence; neglect; carelessness
  • 傲慢ごうまんhaughty; arrogant; insolent
  • 慢性的まんせいてきchronic

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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忄

Also built on heart (忄)

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曼

Also built on 曼

慢 takes the 曼 family's reading, マン (man).

Also read マン

3 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
慢 ridicule · 忄
vs漫 cartoon · 氵
慢 has 忄 where 漫 has 氵.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · màn

Same form: 慢 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
慢 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
慢 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin màn 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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