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Kanji for Gentle calm
The kanji for “gentle calm” is 穏, read on and written in 16 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
gentle calm
Peaceful, gentle and steady.
16 strokes On reading オン (on) Kun reading おだやか (odayaka) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: calm, quiet, moderation
Readings used for names on Nazuke: on
In Japan it appears in about 80 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 穏: Deon 知穏 · Dion 那生穏 · Leon 礼穏 · Bryon 歩礼穏 · Dione 知穏 · Kyong 希穏玖 · Dionne 知穏 · Judson 慈澄穏 · Marion 真理穏 · Phuong 風穏玖 · Antoine 安富穏 · Napoleon 七宝怜穏 and 1 more
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