å
Chief
Meanings
Chief, Beginning
On'yomi
ããã ãžãã ãŋãã
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
ããã
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
å is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
å (Chief) is not taught on WaniKani and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It ranks #2127 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.
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