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The kanji 懸: meaning, readings and stroke order
懸
- Meaning
- hang, stake
- On reading
- ケン ken、ケ* ke
- Kun reading
- か（ける） kakeru、か（かる） kakaru
- Strokes
- 20
- Radical
- 心 heart
- Level
- Level 9 · senior high school
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- treo, dốc hết sức (huyền)
- Japanese
- かける。ぶらさげる。ちからを つくす。
- Korean
- 걸다, 목숨을 걸다 (현)
- Chinese
- 悬挂、拼命 (悬)
Readings, words and example sentences
ケン ken · on reading · less common
懸命
with all one's might
一生懸命に 練習します。
I practice as hard as I can.
か（ける） kakeru · kun reading · less common
懸ける
to risk, to put on the line
命を 懸けて 守ります。
He protects it even at the risk of his life.
か（かる） kakaru · kun reading · less common
懸かる
to be at stake
優勝が 懸かった 試合です。
The championship is at stake in this game.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
Practise writing 懸 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 懸 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 9 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
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.