The kanji 勇: meaning, readings and stroke order

勇

Meaning: brave
On reading: ユウ yuu
Kun reading: いさ（む） isamu、いさ（ましい） isamashii
Strokes: 9
Radical: 力 power, force
Level: Level 4 · grade 4

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: dũng cảm (dũng)
Japanese: いさましい。ゆうき。
Korean: 용감하다 (용)
Chinese: 勇敢

Readings, words and example sentences

ユウ yuu · on reading

勇ゆう気き
courage
勇ゆう気きを出して手を上げます。
I find my courage and raise my hand.

いさ（む） isamu · kun reading · less common

勇いさむ
to be in high spirits, to be eager
みんな 勇いさんで 出かけました。
Everyone set out full of energy.

いさ（ましい） isamashii · kun reading · less common

勇いさましい
brave, bold
勇いさましい 音楽が流れます。
Bold, brave music is playing.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.