Kanji N1

懸: state of suspension, hang, depend

懸 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning state of suspension, hang, depend, written with 20 strokes. It is read ケン, ケ (on) and かける, かかる (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 懸賞 (けんしょう, offering a prize) and 一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい, very hard).

懸

Meanings

  • state of suspension
  • hang
  • depend
  • consult
  • distant
  • far apart
Strokes20
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#889 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ケン
  • ケ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • かける
  • かかる

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 懸

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 懸賞けんしょう

    offering a prize; prize competition; prize

    JLPT N1
  • 一生懸命いっしょうけんめい

    very hard; with utmost effort

    JLPT N4
  • 懸念けねん

    worry; fear; anxiety; concern

  • 懸命けんめい

    eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous

  • 懸案けんあん

    pending question; unresolved problem

  • 懸垂けんすい

    pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.