JLPT N1 · 4 strokes
Kanji 刈: "reap, cut, clip"
The kanji 刈 means "reap, cut, clip, trim, prune". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ガイ, カイ in on'yomi and か.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ガイカイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
か.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | reap, cut, clip, trim, prune |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1738 of 2,501 |
Common words with 刈
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 刈るto cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim
- 刈り取るto mow; to reap; to harvest
- 刈り込むto prune; to trim; to cut back; to clip · to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest
- 刈cut; clip; shear; reap
- 草刈りmowing; mower
- 角刈りcrew cut
- 刈り上げるto harvest all of (a crop); to reap completely; to finish cutting (e.g. weeds) · to taper (hair) at the back; to cut hair so that it gradually gets shorter at the back of the head
- 丸刈りbuzz cut; close crop
- 刈り取りharvesting; reaping
- 稲刈りrice reaping; rice harvesting
- 刈り入れharvest
- スポーツ刈りcrew cut (haircut)
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