JLPT N2 · 6 strokes
Kanji 灰: "ashes, puckery juice, cremate"
The kanji 灰 means "ashes, puckery juice, cremate". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read カイ in on'yomi and はい 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
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はい
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 | ashes, puckery juice, cremate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1717 of 2,501 |
Common words with 灰
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 灰色grey; gray; ashen
- 灰ash; ashes
- 灰皿ashtray
- 灰になるto be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
- 灰燼ash; embers; complete destruction
- 石灰lime; quicklime; caustic lime
- 灰汁lye · harsh taste; bitter taste; alkaline taste; astringency
- 火山灰volcanic ash
- 石灰岩limestone
- 遺灰ashes (of the deceased); remains from cremation
- 銀灰色silver gray; silver grey
- 灰白色grayish white; greyish white
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