“Dark” or “Reddish black” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “玄”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “玄” means “Profound”, “Far away” or “North direction” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “玄”

Jouyou Kanji “玄” Stroke Order
Stroke # |
5 Strokes |
On-Yomi |
げん(gen) |
けん(ken) |
Kun-Yomi |
くろ(kuro) |
くろ(い)(kuro(i)) |
Meanings |
Black, Reddish black, Dark |
Profound, Deep |
Far away, In the distance |
North direction |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “玄”, and their meanings
Words |
Meanings |
玄人(くろうと-ku ro u to) |
① Expert, Professional, ② Geisha, Prostitute, Woman in the nightlife business |
玄奥(げんおう-ge n o u) |
Profound and not easily understandable, Abstrusity, Profundity, Reconditeness, Abstruseness |
玄関(げんかん-ge n ka n) |
Entrance, Hallway, Front door |
玄虚(げんきょ-ge n kyo) |
Unclear thought, Unattainable thought, Profound thought |
玄元(げんげん-ge n ge n) |
Beginning, Origine |
玄黄(げんこう-ge n ko u) |
Heaven And Earth, Black which represents the color of the heavens and yellow which represents the color of the ground |
幻視(げんし-ge n shi) |
Visual hallucination |
玄旨(げんし-ge n shi) |
Profound truth of things, Profound meaning of a content |
玄孫(げんそん-ge n so n) |
Great-great-grandson, Great-great-grandchild |
玄鳥(げんちょう-ge n cho u) |
① Swallows, ② Craine (bird) |
玄翁(げんのう-ge n no u) |
Sledgehammer |
玄米(げんまい-ge n ma i) |
Brown rice, Unpolished rice |
玄妙(げんみょう-ge n myo u) |
Being profound and mysterious, Esoteric, Abstruse, Occult, Mysterious |
玄理(げんり-ge n ri) |
Profound Truth, Profound Reason |
深玄(しんげん-shi n ge n) |
Deep and mysterious profundity, Subtle and profound |
太玄(たいげん-ta i ge na) |
① A state of mindlessness, ② Taixuan Sutra |
幽玄(ゆうげん-yu u ge n) |
Mysterious profundity, Quiet beauty, Subtle and profound |
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