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Kanji with 17 strokes
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Kanji with 17 strokes
| English | Kanji | Strokes | Grade | Frequency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| get dark, gloom, disorder | 闇 | 17 | 1969 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| seashore, beach | 磯 | 17 | 9 | 1444 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| be hazy, grow dim, blurred | 霞 | 17 | 9 | 1603 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| menacing, dignity, majesty, threaten | 嚇 | 17 | 8 | 2141 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| oak | 橿 | 17 | 2198 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| control, wedge | 轄 | 17 | 8 | 1771 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| ring, circle, link, wheel | 環 | 17 | 8 | 409 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| cancer, cancerous evil | 癌 | 17 | 2233 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| mimic, aim (a gun) at, nominate, imitate | 擬 | 17 | 8 | 1990 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| sacrifice | 犠 | 17 | 8 | 1189 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| ball | 鞠 | 17 | 9 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify | 矯 | 17 | 8 | 2105 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| discreet, reverently, humbly | 謹 | 17 | 8 | 2068 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| comb | 櫛 | 17 | 2256 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest | 謙 | 17 | 8 | 1582 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| key | 鍵 | 17 | 2029 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| stern, strictness, severity, rigidity | 厳 | 17 | 6 | 638 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| lecture, club, association | 講 | 17 | 5 | 653 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| subscription, buy | 購 | 17 | 8 | 945 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| large bird, wild goose | 鴻 | 17 | 9 | 2111 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| trench, dugout, air raid shelter | 壕 | 17 | 2273 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| sociable, kind, courteous, hospitable, cordial | 懇 | 17 | 8 | 1135 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| salmon | 鮭 | 17 | 2477 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour | 擦 | 17 | 8 | 1485 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| Buddha | 薩 | 17 | 1984 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| shark | 鮫 | 17 | 2244 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| brilliant | 燦 | 17 | 9 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| also N3428, bamboo grass | 篠 | 17 | 1556 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| apologize, thank, refuse | 謝 | 17 | 5 | 1028 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| baron, peerage, court rank | 爵 | 17 | 8 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| ugly, unclean, shame, bad looking | 醜 | 17 | 8 | 2074 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce | 縮 | 17 | 6 | 909 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| a good horse, speed, a fast person | 駿 | 17 | 9 | 1817 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| dawn, daybreak | 曙 | 17 | 9 | 1518 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem | 償 | 17 | 8 | 854 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| reef, sunken rock | 礁 | 17 | 8 | 1977 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| a kind of miso | 醤 | 17 | 2485 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| spindle, gather, collect | 鍾 | 17 | 2321 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| exploits, unreeling cocoons | 績 | 17 | 5 | 820 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| slender, fine, thin kimono | 繊 | 17 | 8 | 1451 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea | 鮮 | 17 | 8 | 355 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| parch, dry up | 燥 | 17 | 8 | 1819 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| frost | 霜 | 17 | 8 | 2151 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| be crowned with, live under (a ruler), receive | 戴 | 17 | 2332 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| laundry, wash, pour on, rinse | 濯 | 17 | 8 | 1698 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| forge, discipline, train | 鍛 | 17 | 8 | 1793 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| cedar, sandlewood, spindle tree | 檀 | 17 | 9 | 2291 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry | 聴 | 17 | 8 | 781 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| mimeograph, copy | 謄 | 17 | 8 | 2295 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| pupil | 瞳 | 17 | 9 | 2069 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| pot, pan, kettle | 鍋 | 17 | 1810 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| get wet, damp, make love | 濡 | 17 | 2260 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| repeatedly, recur | 頻 | 17 | 8 | 1590 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| shit, feces, excrement | 糞 | 17 | 2473 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| be profitable, yield profit | 儲 | 17 | 2442 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness | 優 | 17 | 6 | 334 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| wing, plane, flank | 翼 | 17 | 8 | 1201 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| perusal, see | 覧 | 17 | 6 | 1510 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| heal, cure | 療 | 17 | 8 | 600 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| clear | 瞭 | 17 | 9 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| peak, summit | 嶺 | 17 | 9 | 1959 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| age | 齢 | 17 | 8 | 770 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| party, gang, clique | 聯 | 17 | 1967 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| straw | 藁 | 17 | 2488 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| peak | 嶽 | 17 | 2135 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| Japanese cypress | 檜 | 17 | 2090 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| written appeal, manifesto | 檄 | 17 | 2432 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| weir, fish trap | 簗 | 17 | 2278 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| rise, raise | 襄 | 17 | 2263 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| needle | 鍼 | 17 | 2338 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| wide | 闊 | 17 | 2406 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
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