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漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

穏: calm, quiet

Also: moderation

JLPT N116 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

禾 carries the meaning · 㥯 gives the sound

16 strokes
  • Small seal · Qin
  • Today

Small seal: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Two readings, and the words that use each

オンon · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 穏健おんけん
  • 平穏へいおんtranquil; calm; restful
  • 不穏ふおんdisquieting; threatening; turbulent
  • 穏和おんわgentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild
  • 静穏せいおんtranquility; tranquillity; calmness

おだやかodayaka · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 穏やかおだやかcalm; quiet; gentle

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

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“The harvest is ready! Imagine a field of golden rice bowing its head in the autumn breeze.”
More in the 禾 grain story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
禾

Also built on grain (禾)

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㥯

Also built on 㥯

穏 takes the 㥯 family's reading, オン (on).

Also read オン

9 kanji share this on'yomi
In ChineseSimplified 稳 · traditional 穩 · wěn

Three different forms: Japanese 穏, simplified 稳, traditional 穩.

Simplified
稳 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
穩 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin wěn 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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