Quick answer
仙 is the kanji for "Hermit". It is a JLPT N1 kanji. The main reading is せん (sen). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Hermit
Also : Wizard · Cent
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
5 strokes
Radicals
Example Sentences
俗世を離れて仙人のように静かに暮らしたい。
ぞくせをはなれてせんにんのようにしずかにくらしたい。
I want to leave the mundane world and live quietly like a hermit.
仙台は杜の都として全国に知られる美しい街だ。
せんだいはもりのみやことしてぜんこくにしられるうつくしいまちだ。
Sendai is a beautiful city known throughout the country as the City of Trees.
Vocabulary using 仙
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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