What is the Kanji for "Daring"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Daring", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Daring" is "敢".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "A".

Its onyomi reading is "Kan".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 3 parts:

The radical "丅" means "Down" . The kanji "耳" means "Ear" and can be read as "Mimi" and "Ji". And The radical "攵" means "Strike" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "敢" mean in japanese?

"敢" means "Daring".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

取り敢えず: "For now" or "For the time being". The Japanese adverb '取り敢えず (とりあえず)' means 'for now' or 'for the time being'. It is used to indicate that something is a temporary or immediate solution, rather than a permanent or long-term one. It often implies that further action or consideration may be needed later. For example: Let's do that for now - (取り敢えずそれをやりましょう). I'll deal with it for the time being - (取り敢えずそれに対処しよう).

敢えて: "Deliberately". The Japanese adverb '敢えて (あえて)' means 'deliberately'. It is used to express the conscious choice to do something, even if it may be risky or unconventional. This adverb adds emphasis to the action and conveys a sense of intentionality. For example: I deliberately chose to take the dangerous path - (私は危険な道を敢えて選んだ). He deliberately spoke up at the meeting - (彼は敢えて会議で発言した).

勇敢: "Brave". The adjectival noun '勇敢 (ゆうかん)' means 'brave'. This word describes someone or something that shows courage, bravery, and fearlessness in the face of danger or difficulty. It can be used to describe soldiers, heroes, or people who take on challenging tasks. For example: The soldier was brave in battle - (その兵士は戦いで勇敢だった). She is a brave young woman - (彼女は勇敢な若い女性だ).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "あ" is read as "a". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "ん" is read as "n".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.