The kanji 研: meaning, readings and stroke order

研

Meaning: study, sharpen
On reading: ケン ken
Kun reading: と（ぐ） togu
Strokes: 9
Radical: 石 stone
Level: Level 3 · grade 3
Old form: 硏

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nghiên cứu, mài (nghiên)
Japanese: よくしらべる。とぐ。
Korean: 연구하다, 갈다 (연)
Chinese: 研究、磨

Readings, words and example sentences

ケン ken · on reading

研けん究きゅう
research, study
虫の 研けん究きゅうをしています。
I am studying insects.

と（ぐ） togu · kun reading · less common

研とぐ
to wash (rice), to sharpen
ごはんの前に米を 研とぎます。
I wash the rice before cooking it.

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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.