Hanja Analyzer
硯

硯 — yeon

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
벼루 연
Romanization
yeon
English
inkstone
Mandarin
yàn
Japanese on'yomi
ケン, ゲン
Japanese kun'yomi
すずり
Japanese usage
Jinmeiyō kanji
Newspaper frequency
#2,500 of 2,500
Strokes
12
Radical
石 (112, 7 residual)
Phonetic component
見(현)
Unicode
U+786F

Parts that make up 硯

  • 石 돌 석 벼랑 아래 굴러떨어진 돌돌과 돌로 만든 것
  • 見 볼 견, 뵈올 현sound 사람 위에 얹힌 눈보고 나타나는 일

Korean example words with 硯

  • 필연筆硯 Korean gloss: 붓과 벼루를 아울러 이르는 말
  • 연상硯床 Korean gloss: 문방제구를 벌여 놓아 두는 작은 책상
  • 행연行硯 Korean gloss: 여행할 때 가지고 다니는 조그마한 벼루
  • 연지硯池 Korean gloss: 벼루의 앞쪽에 오목하게 팬 곳. 먹을 갈기 위하여 물을 붓거나 간 먹물이 고이는 곳이다
  • 연적硯滴 Korean gloss: 벼루에 먹을 갈 때 쓰는, 물을 담아 두는 그릇. 보통은 도자기로 만들지만 쇠붙이나 옥, 돌 따위로도 만든다
  • 연개硯蓋 Korean gloss: 벼루의 뚜껑.
  • 동연凍硯 Korean gloss: 얼음이 언 벼루.
  • 석연石硯 Korean gloss: 돌로 만든 벼루.
  • 철연鐵硯 Korean gloss: 쇠로 만든 벼루.
  • 동연銅硯 Korean gloss: 구리로 만든 벼루.
  • 아연牙硯 Korean gloss: 상아로 만든 벼루.
  • 도연陶硯 Korean gloss: 도자기로 만든 벼루.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 硯

  • 硯すずり inkstone
  • 硯箱すずりばこ inkstone case
  • 硯石すずりいし inkstone; stone used to make an inkstone
  • 筆硯ひっけん writing brush and inkstone; writing; composition
  • 硯池けんち inkstone well
  • 硯洗いすずりあらい event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies
  • 磨穿鉄硯ませんてっけん showing unyielding diligence in one's studies; wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying

Characters sharing the phonetic 見

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “현” in Korean.

Other hanja read “연”

Other hanja with radical 石

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