Dec 20
Kanji in Ascending Stroke Order
Strokes:20
懸
Kun: か.ける、 か.かる
On: ケン、 ケ
Words of the day: 一生懸命 (very hard; with utmost effort; with all one’s might), 懸垂 (pull-up (exercise); chin-up), 懸念 (worry; fear; anxiety; concern), 命を懸ける (to put one’s life on the line; to risk one’s life; to put everything one has into it), 懸案 (pending question; unresolved problem)
(I missed the golden opportunity to feature 蟹 yesterday, so I won’t continue with 鰐 today. Luckily @Zakarius was paying closer attention! 
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懸 means things like state of suspension, hang, depend, consult, distant, far apart. It’s a Jōyō kanji taught in junior high., JLPT level N1 and WK level 38.
Here’s the stroke order:
And variations:
