然
KANJI DETAIL
so · natural
On readingぜん, ねん12 strokesN3
Radical 火 · fireStroke order
Loading the stroke order for 然.
Japanese readings
- On reading
- ぜん, ねん
- Kun reading
- しか, しかり, さ
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
然has 12 strokes and appears in words describing a state or how something is. - Basic usage:
依然is readいぜん, and必然is readひつぜん.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A continuing state and an inevitable result
依然として続いているmeans that something continues as before.必然の結果means an inevitable result.