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Kanji for Zen
The kanji for “Zen” is 禅, read zen and written in 13 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
禅
Zen
Zen meditation; a calm, clear mind.
Zen shaped tea ceremony, rock gardens and the samurai mind.
13 strokes On reading ゼン、セン (zen, sen) Kun reading しずか、ゆずる (shizuka, yuzuru) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: Zen, silent meditation
Readings used for names on Nazuke: zen
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