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諺 Kanji meaning "proverb"

Jiten frequency #3050JinmeiyouKanken Level 準1RTKTMW Divine Idol16 strokes

Meanings

proverb

On'yomi

ゲン

Kun'yomi

ことわざ

Reading usage

俗(ぞく)諺(げん)proverb #185584俚(り)諺(げん)proverb #211306古(こ)諺(げん)old saying #341551諺(げん)語(ご)colloquialism #341551法(ほう)諺(げん)legal maxim #390420里(り)諺(げん)proverb #462031鄙(ひ)諺(げん)vulgar proverb #462031卑(ひ)諺(げん)vulgar proverb #462031西(せい)諺(げん)Western saying #462031世(せい)諺(げん)proverb #462031

Most common words using this kanji

諺(ことわざ)proverb #35241俗(ぞく)諺(げん)proverb #185584俚(り)諺(げん)proverb #211306諺文(オンモン)hangul (Korean script) #281214諺(げん)語(ご)colloquialism #341551古(こ)諺(げん)old saying #341551法(ほう)諺(げん)legal maxim #390420雅諺(まさひこ)Masahiko #390420諺(げん)解(かい)colloquial interpretation (of a text) #462031卑(ひ)諺(げん)vulgar proverb #462031其諺(きげん)Kigen #462031里(り)諺(げん)proverb #462031西(せい)諺(げん)Western saying #462031世(せい)諺(げん)proverb #462031諺(けん)文(ぶん)hangul (Korean script) #462031諺蔵(げんぞう)Genzou #462031鄙(ひ)諺(げん)vulgar proverb #462031
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