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Kanji: 典

KANJI
8 strokes
READINGS
 ON 音 
テン
デン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
はち
Meaning:
Code, ceremony, law, rule
Usage:
Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 1100 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
(じてん)
dictionary
N3
(てんけい)
type, pattern, archetypal
N2
(こてん)
old book, classics, classic
N2
(ひゃっかじてん)
encyclopedia
N1
(げんてん)
original (text)
N1
(ひゃっかじてん)
encyclopedia
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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