6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal

Kun'yomi
  • temporary ②fictitious ③hypothetical
  • かり-
On'yomi
  • lacking substance and existing in name only

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

85.7%
かりかり- 13.6%
0.7%

Character Breakdown

sham, temporary, interim
カ かり ケ (5th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
anti-
ハン タン そり (3rd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Common Words

mask ②disguise
supposing ②temporarily
costume ②converted (cruiser)
assumption ②supposition
imagination
(state of) apparent death
temporary ②to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities)
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References

Unicode hex code 4EEE
JIS X 0208 1-18-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 382
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 144
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 50
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 53
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 34
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 34
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 966
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1039
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1322
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 231
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 696
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 398
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 625
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1049
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1092
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 559
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 304
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 656
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 656
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1141
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 63
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 975
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a4.15
Four corner code 2124.7
De Roo Code 2167