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安 — inexpensive; peaceful (JLPT N5 kanji)

inexpensive; peaceful

 

6 strokesgrade 3 (Japan)JLPT N5very common

Stroke order

Readings

On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)

Meanings

inexpensivepeaceful

Words with 安

inexpensive; cheap

Appears in these kanji

plan
saddle

In the vocabulary

It’s an inexpensive restaurant.

How to remember it

Picture 女 (woman) resting under the roof 宀, safe and at ease. Use that scene to remember peaceful; 安い also means inexpensive. This is a memory aid, not an explanation of how the meanings developed.