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noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[ごん()]
gon
[こん()]
kon

English Meaning(s) for 艮

noun
  1. gen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: mountain, northeast)

Definition and Synonyms for 艮

Gen informal term for information
Synonyms: 丑寅,
Nor'-East the compass point midway between north and east
Synonyms: 丑寅, 北東, 東北,
Nor'-East at 45 degrees
Synonyms: 丑寅, 北東, 東北,

Meanings for each kanji in 艮

» northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138)

Categories 艮 is a member of

Information a message received and understood
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Point any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
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