恒
恒 — Constancy
constancy, always
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomiつね (tsune)
Kun’yomiつねに (tsuneni)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 恒
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恒例 | こうれい kourei | established practice; custom |
| 恒久 | こうきゅう koukyuu | permanence; perpetuity |
| 恒常 | こうじょう koujou | constancy; permanence |
| 恒産 | こうさん kousan | fixed property; real property; fixed occupation |
| 恒星 | こうせい kousei | star |
Study notes
恒 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1314 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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