Question

敢 あ.えて、あ.えない、あ.えず 勇敢(ゆうかん): brave; heroic; gallant敢えて(あえて): dare (to do something); venture (often overcoming reluctance, or in the face of probable failure); take upon oneself; challenge; presume; (there is no) need to; (don't) go as far as; definitely (not) S 耳: ear攴: strike; hit; folding chair radical (no. 66) 攴 4 (none) daring See that ear nailed over there ? It´s the ear of the last person who was too daring with the taskmistress.

Accepted Answer

カン daring, sad, tragic, pitiful, frail, feeble 1 1859 12 66 ぼくにょう・ぼくづくり・とまた・のぶん・しぶん 象形 Pictographic Only a truly daring Japanese student would wear a spike in his ear under the gaze of the Japanese teacher taskmasters!

Kanji	敢
Onyomi	カン
Kunyomi	あ.えて、あ.えない、あ.えず
English	daring, sad, tragic, pitiful, frail, feeble
Examples	勇敢(ゆうかん): brave; heroic; gallant 敢えて(あえて): dare (to do something); venture (often overcoming reluctance, or in the face of probable failure); take upon oneself; challenge; presume; (there is no) need to; (don't) go as far as; definitely (not)
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1859
Components	耳: ear 攴: strike; hit; folding chair radical (no. 66)
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	攴
Radical Number	66
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	ぼくにょう・ぼくづくり・とまた・のぶん・しぶん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	daring
Koohii Story 1	Only a truly daring Japanese student would wear a spike in his ear under the gaze of the Japanese teacher taskmasters!
Koohii Story 2	See that ear nailed over there ? It´s the ear of the last person who was too daring with the taskmistress.

Ear Daring Japanese 敢 カン あ.えて、あ.えない、あ.えず Sad Tragic

Ear Daring Japanese 敢カンあ.えて、あ.えない、あ.えず Sad Tragic