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Kanji 案: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 案: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench

Key takeaways

Kanji 案: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

plansuggestiondraftponderfearpropositionideaexpectationworrytablebench

On reading

アン

Kun reading

つくえ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 案

plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

安 + 木

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine sitting peacefully (安) at a wooden (木) desk to draft a new plan or suggestion. This kanji represents the ideas and proposals created while working at a table or desk.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

アン
  • 案じるあんじる

    to worry / to be anxious

  • 案の定あんのじょう

    just as expected

  • 議案ぎあん

    legislative bill / proposal

  • 法案ほうあん

    bill / proposed law

  • 案外あんがい

    unexpectedly / surprisingly

  • あん

    plan / idea / draft

  • 提案ていあん

    proposal / suggestion

  • 答案とうあん

    examination paper / answer sheet

Commonly used words

  • 案じる
    あんじる

    to worry / to be anxious

  • 案の定
    あんのじょう

    just as expected

  • 議案
    ぎあん

    legislative bill / proposal

  • 法案
    ほうあん

    bill / proposed law

  • 案外
    あんがい

    unexpectedly / surprisingly

  • あん

    plan / idea / draft

Example sentences

Example 1

子どものことをじる。

Translation

I worry about my child.

Example 2

将来のことをじている。

Translation

I am anxious about the future.

Example 3

の定、雨が降り始めた。

Translation

Just as expected, it started raining.

Example 4

の定、試験は難しかった。

Translation

Sure enough, the exam was difficult.

Kanji 案: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench | Daily Nihongo