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狷 Kanji meaning "short-tempered"

Jiten frequency #4053Kanken Level 1TMW Immortal Idol10 strokes

Meanings

short-tempered

On'yomi

ケン

Composed of

⺨dogradical
肙a small worm

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

狷(けん)介(かい)obstinate#105373狷(けん)介(かい)固(こ)陋(ろう)stubbornly sticking to old ways#315317狷(けん)介(かい)孤(こ)高(こう)stubborn and aloof#315317狷(けん)介(かい)不(ふ)羈(き)stubbornly sticking to one's own convictions#468698後藤狷士(ごとうけんし)Gotou Kenshi (1919.5-)#468698狷介(けんかい)Kenkai#468698狷士(けんし)Kenshi#468698狷二(けんじ)Kenji#468698

Most common words using this kanji

狷(けん)介(かい)obstinate#105373狷(けん)介(かい)孤(こ)高(こう)stubborn and aloof#315317狷(けん)介(かい)固(こ)陋(ろう)stubbornly sticking to old ways#315317狷(けん)介(かい)不(ふ)羈(き)stubbornly sticking to one's own convictions#468698狷士(けんし)Kenshi#468698狷二(けんじ)Kenji#468698後藤狷士(ごとうけんし)Gotou Kenshi (1919.5-)#468698狷介(けんかい)Kenkai#468698
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