艮

艮 is a Japanese kanji, listed here under the keyword “stopping”. It is treated as a basic building block: it is not broken down any further here. It appears as a component in 10 other characters in this index.

Keyword: stopping
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): コン, ゴン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): うしとら
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: retracing, silver, остановка, root
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 艮 stopping

Decomposition

No decomposition is listed: this shape is used whole.

Characters that contain 艮

銀 silver
恨 resentment
根 root
退 retreat
限 limit
眼 eyeball
良 good
痕 scar
懇 sociable
墾 groundbreaking

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