JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 塊: "clod, lump, chunk"
The kanji 塊 means "clod, lump, chunk, clot, mass". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カイ, ケ in on'yomi and かたまり, つちくれ 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)
カイケ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かたまりつちくれ
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 | clod, lump, chunk, clot, mass |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1800 of 2,501 |
Common words with 塊
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 塊lump; mass; bundle; clump · group; crowd
- 肉塊lump of meat; piece of flesh · human body
- 金塊gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
- 氷塊lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
- 鉄塊lump of iron; iron ingot
- 一塊one lump; one group
- 土塊lump of earth; clod
- 岩塊mass of rock; rock lump; block
- 血塊blood clot
- 山塊mountain mass; massif
- 塊肉chunk of meat (e.g. for grilling); joint of meat
- 団塊の世代baby boom generation (of 1947-1949)
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