然 Kanji – sort of thing
The Japanese kanji 然 can mean sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well.
Meaning and Readings
How is 然 read?
然 has the onyomi readings ゼン, ネン and the kunyomi readings しか, しかり, しかし, さ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as zen, nen, shika, shikari, shikashi, sa.
Common Japanese Words Using 然
These common Japanese words contain 然. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 依然（いぜん） — still, as yet, as it has been
- 依然として（いぜんとして） — still, as yet, as of old
- 敢然（かんぜん） — boldly, bravely, resolutely, determinedly
- 偶然（ぐうぜん） — coincidence, chance, accident, fortuity
- 公然（こうぜん） — open, public, official, overt
- 自然（しぜん） — nature
- 自然科学（しぜんかがく） — natural science
- 全然（ぜんぜん） — (not) at all, (not) in the slightest
- 騒然（そうぜん） — noisy, confused, uproarious
- 断然（だんぜん） — firmly, flatly, resolutely, decisively, absolutely, definitely