JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 柄: "design, pattern, build"
The kanji 柄 means "design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヘイ in on'yomi and がら, え, つか 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)
ヘイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
がらえつか
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 | design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1140 of 2,501 |
Common words with 柄
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 柄pattern; design · body build; figure; physique
- 小柄petite taille, stature menue, petit gabarit · petit motif (tissu)
- 手柄achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
- 間柄relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
- 事柄matter; thing; affair; circumstance
- 人柄personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
- 家柄social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; pedigree · good family
- 大柄large build · large pattern
- 身柄one's person
- 取り柄worth; merit; value; good point
- 柄hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
- 柄にもないout of character; unlike one
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