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穏

calm
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingオン
Kun readingおだ.やか
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. calmRtK
    彼は後年は平穏に暮らした。He lived quietly in the latter years of his life.tatoeba
    日本は穏やかな気候だ。Japan has a mild climate.tatoeba
  2. quiet
  3. moderation
  1. gentle
  2. peaceful
  3. mild

Popular Usage

穏やか

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · hideaway · claw · vulture · broom · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1230

Compound words

穏やかおだやか
calm; quiet; gentle; peaceful; mild
穏健おんけん
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
穏当おんとう
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
穏便おんびん
gentle; peaceable; amicable; quiet; without fuss
不穏ふおん
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled
平穏へいおん
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
安穏あんのん
peace
静穏せいおん
tranquility
不穏当ふおんとう
improper
不穏分子ふおんぶんし
dissidents
不穏文書ふおんぶんしょ
inflammatory pamphlets

Additional Examples

日本は穏やかな気候だ。
Japan has a mild climate.tatoeba
日本の気候は穏やかである。
The climate of Japan is mild.tatoeba

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 穏

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