JLPT N1 · 4 strokes
Kanji 巴: "comma-design"
The kanji 巴 means "comma-design". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ハ in on'yomi and ともえ, うずまき 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)
ハ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ともえうずまき
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 | comma-design |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2082 of 2,501 |
Common words with 巴
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 欧羅巴Europe
- 巴里Paris (France)
- 巴tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
- 三つ巴(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle · three-way fight; three-sided struggle
- 巴投げtomoe nage (judo throw); circle throw; stomach throw
- 三つ巴の戦いplayoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating
- 巴旦杏plum; almond
- 巴Pali language
- 巴戦dogfight · play-off with 3 wrestlers participating
- 卍巴(fighting) in a confused mass; (falling) in swirls; (falling) in whirls
- 巴人resident of ancient Sichuan · bumpkin; uncultivated person; yokel
- 三つ巴戦playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating
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