Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

晏: late, quiet

Also: sets (sun)

JLPT N110 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

日 carries the meaning · 安 is drawn in

10 strokes

Two readings

アンan · on'yomi · in compounds

No common words use this reading.

おそいosoi · kun'yomi · on its own

No common words use this reading.

成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“The life-giving sun in the sky! This simple box was once a perfect circle, representing the regular rising and setting of the sun that marks the rhythm of our lives.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
晏 late · 日
vs案 plan · 木
晏 has 日 where 案 has 木.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yàn

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

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

Pinyin yàn 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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