6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

ashes, puckery juice, cremate

Kun'yomi
  • ash
On'yomi
  • カイ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

はい 96.5%
カイ 3.5%

Character Breakdown

ashes, puckery juice, cremate
はい カイ (6th, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

gray cat ②ash-covered cat
lethal radioactive fallout
(European) gray wolf (carnivore, Canis lupus lupus)
ashes (of the deceased)
to be reduced to ashes
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References

Unicode hex code 7070
JIS X 0208 1-19-5
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 820
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3396
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2979
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3699
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1892
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2573
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 168
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 180
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1788
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 302
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1325
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18859
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 818
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1343
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1426
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 712
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 834
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 840
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 874
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1261
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 170
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2p4.1
Four corner code 7128.9
De Roo Code 3362