然 Kanji for so

N3–N2Grade 412 strokes

so, sort of thing, if so, in that case, well

Kun: しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ
On: ゼン、ネン

然 is the Japanese kanji for so, sort of thing, if so, in that case, well. It is written with 12 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is しか、しか.り、しか.し and its on reading is ゼン、ネン.

Stroke order

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Words with 然

自し然ぜんnature
当とう然ぜんnatural, right, proper
依い然ぜんstill, as yet, as it has been
天てん然ねんnature, spontaneity
突とつ然ぜんabrupt, sudden, unexpected
偶ぐう然ぜんcoincidence, chance, accident

Practice 然 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.