Kanji: 然

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	火(灬) Radical name: ひへん (れんが）
Meaning:	Sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 400 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	偶然(ぐうぜん)	(by) chance, unexpectedly, suddenly
N3	自然(しぜん)	nature, spontaneous
N3	全然(ぜんぜん)	(1) wholly, entirely, completely, (2) not at all (with neg. verb)
N3	天然(てんねん)	nature, spontaneity
N3	突然(とつぜん)	abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly, all at once
N2	自然科学(しぜんかがく)	natural science
N1	依然(いぜん)	still, as yet
N1	公然(こうぜん)	open (e.g. secret), public, official
N1	然(しか)し	however, but
N1	然(しか)しながら	nevertheless, however
N1	整然(せいぜん)	orderly, regular, well-organized, trim, accurate
N1	断然(だんぜん)	firmly, absolutely, definitely
N1	漠然(ばくぜん)	obscure, vague, equivocal
N1	必然(ひつぜん)	inevitable, necessary
N1	呆然(ぼうぜん)	dumbfounded, overcome with surprise, in blank amazement