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彦 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: ゲン  ·  Kunyomi: ひこ  ·  Meanings: boy (ancient), lad

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彦

Unicode: 5F66 Strokes: 9
JLPT N1
Meanings
boy (ancient), lad
Onyomi
ゲン
Kunyomi
ひこ
Name Readings
こ, ひろ, やす, よし
JLPT
N1
Grade
9
Frequency
-
Kanji Writing Practice
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
彦 ひこ boy Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
彦星 ひこぼし Altair (star in the constellation Aquila), Alpha Aquilae Noun
彦根城 Hikone Castle Wikipedia definition
彦坂直人 Naoto Hikosaka Wikipedia definition
彦根藩 Hikone Domain Wikipedia definition
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