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懇

sociable, kind, courteous, hospitable, cordial

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes17

Readings

On'yomi

  • コン

Kun'yomi

  • ねんご.ろ

Meaning

懇 centers on a warm, sincere, and open-hearted attitude toward others: being sociable, kind, courteous, hospitable, and cordial.

Most common words using 懇

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  • 懇願こんがん

    pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

  • 懇談こんだん

    friendly chat; relaxed conversation; informal meeting

  • 懇意こんい

    friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy

  • 懇親こんしん

    friendship; intimacy

  • 懇ろねんごろ

    kind; courteous; hospitable; warmly respectful

  • 懇話こんわ

    friendly talk; chat

  • 懇切こんせつ

    kind and careful (instruction, explanation, etc.); considerate; helpful; thoughtful; detailed; scrupulous

  • 昵懇じっこん

    intimacy; familiarity; closeness

  • 懇請こんせい

    appeal; entreaty; request

  • 丁寧懇切ていねいこんせつ

    kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous

  • 別懇べっこん

    intimacy

  • 懇々こんこん

    earnest; kind; sincere

  • 懇ろになるねんごろになる

    to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted

  • 懇切丁寧こんせつていねい

    kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous

  • 懇到こんとう

    polite; courteous; considerate; attentive

  • 懇命こんめい

    kind words

  • 懇情こんじょう

    kindliness

  • 懇意になるこんいになる

    to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends

  • 懇書こんしょ

    your kind letter

  • 懇望こんもう

    entreaty; solicitation; earnest request

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Study

Etymology

懇 combines 貇 (a phonetic component carrying the sound コン) with 心 (heart), suggesting a heartfelt, sincere disposition. The exact origin of 貇 is uncertain, but the overall structure is a standard phono-semantic compound.

Meaning mnemonic

The top part 貇 looks like a person kneeling or bowing politely, and the bottom 心 is the heart. Imagine someone bowing with a warm heart, showing sincere kindness and hospitality.

Reading mnemonic

For コン, picture a cordial host offering you a cone of ice cream: cone -> コン, and the gesture is warm and hospitable.