JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 喝: "hoarse, scold"
The kanji 喝 means "hoarse, scold". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カツ in on'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)
カツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | hoarse, scold |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1858 of 2,501 |
Common words with 喝
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 一喝sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar · rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
- 喝采cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
- 恫喝intimidation; threat; bluster
- 恐喝blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
- 喝exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen) · scolding or threatening with a shout
- 拍手喝采clapping and cheering; applause
- 大喝shouting in a thunderous voice
- 喝破arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking · proclaiming (the truth); expounding
- 喝采を送るto applaud; to cheer (for)
- 威喝threatening
- 大喝一声shouting in a thunderous voice; blustering out
- 恐喝罪(the crime of) extortion
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