็
Detain
Meanings
Detain, Fasten, Halt, Stop
On'yomi
ใใ ใใ ใ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
ใจ.ใใใ ใจ.ใพใใ ใจใฉ.ใใใ ใจใฉ.ใพใใ ใใใถใ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
็ is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
็ (Detain) is taught on WaniKani at level 16 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #731 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.
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