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Kanji for Young man
The kanji for “young man” is 彦, read gen and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
young man
A fine young man; a classic ending for boys' names.
Hiko (彦), as in Hikoboshi of the Tanabata legend, is an old word for a fine young man, often explained as “child of the sun” (日子).
9 strokes On reading ゲン (gen) Kun reading ひこ (hiko) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: lad, boy (ancient)
Readings used for names on Nazuke: gen, hiko, yoshi
In Japan it appears in about 1,394 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in boys’ names.
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