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勘 means 'intuition'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 1091   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-12    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 47 words   Used in 84 words   Used in 229 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   カン
Additional readings
Name    か   さとる
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A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 勘 - click the badge to download
Discover how 勘 bridges the brain’s hemispheres! This kanji represents both the sixth sense (which guides perceptions and hunches) and the ability to consider ideas and estimate profit. Learn to say, “Check, please,” “Put it on one bill,” and “Let’s split the bill,” as well as “I would do anything but that,” “Give me a break,” and “That smartphone looks nice, but he can’t afford it.”
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⿰  甚 excessive  力 effort  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 勘 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 勘 is used 77 times, read 1 way.
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か ん ち が い 3
misunderstanding; wrong guess
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An additional 7 less common words include 勘 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1100  Joy o' Kanji : 1100  Key to Kanji: - 

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勘
カン    intuition   
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甚
ジン   はなはだしい excessive, severe   はなはだ immensely, greatly   
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甘
カン   あまい sweet, indulgent   あまえる to behave like a spoiled child   あまやかす to pamper   
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廿
twenty; 20   にじゅう twenty   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
匹
ヒツ   ひき counter for animals   
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儿
legs
匚
side open box
力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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