冉
冉: (names) creeping
(names) creeping; soft
5 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
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ゼン・ネン
Kunあやうい
Known from the goddess's name 伊弉冉 (Izanami), paired with 伊弉諾 (Izanagi); ぜん in Chinese names.
Key words
伊弉冉尊いざなみのみことIzanami, goddess of creation
伊弉冉景気いざなみけいきIzanami boom
冉求ぜんきゅうRan Qiu, disciple of Confucius
Example sentences
日本神話では、伊弉冉尊は国を生んだ女神とされる。
In Japanese mythology, Izanami is regarded as the goddess who gave birth to the land.
二〇〇〇年代前半から続いた好景気を、伊弉冉景気と呼ぶ。
The economic upswing that lasted from the early 2000s is called the Izanami boom.
孔子の弟子の中に、冉求という人物がいた。
Among the disciples of Confucius was a man named Ran Qiu.