Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

胤: descendent, issue

Also: offspring

JLPT N19 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

月 carries the meaning · 儿 and 幺 are drawn in

9 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

インin · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 後胤こういんdescendant; scion
  • 落胤らくいんnobleman's illegitimate child

たねtane · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 胤たねissue; offspring; paternal blood

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

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Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“It looks like the moon, but it's actually muscle! When you see this "moon" on the left side of a character, don't think of the night sky—think of your own body.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yìn

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

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

Pinyin yìn 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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