漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
懸: state of suspension, hang
Also: depend, consult, distant, far apart
JLPT N120 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 縣(sound)
- 心heart(meaning)
心 carries the meaning · 縣 gives the sound
20 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ケンken · on'yomi · in compounds
- 懸命けんめいeager; earnest; strenuous
- 懸案けんあんpending question; unresolved problem
- 懸賞けんしょうoffering a prize; prize competition; prize
- 一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard; with utmost effort
- 懸垂けんすい
ケke · on'yomi
- 懸念けねんworry; fear; anxiety
Also read かける, かかる, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The ancient character once looked like a beating heart with its arteries. Today, 心 represents the very center of who we are—the place where our feelings bloom, our thoughts grow, and our spirit resides.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSimplified 悬 · traditional, as in Japanese · xuán
Japan keeps the traditional form 懸; mainland China simplifies it to 悬.
- Simplified
- 悬 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 懸 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xuán 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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