蛮
Barbarian
Meanings
Barbarian
On'yomi
ばん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
えびす
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
蛮 is written in 12 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
蛮 (Barbarian) is taught on WaniKani at level 60 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #2339 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 12 strokes.
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