JLPT N2 · 4 strokes
Kanji 介: "jammed in, shellfish, mediate"
The kanji 介 means "jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read カイ 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)
カイ
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 | jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 617 of 2,501 |
Common words with 介
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 紹介introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
- 厄介trouble; burden; nuisance; bother · care; dependence; support; kindness
- 自己紹介self-introduction
- 介入intervention
- 一介a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
- 介抱nursing; looking after
- お節介meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference · meddler; buttinsky; busybody
- 介すto use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist · to worry; to mind; to care
- を介してthrough (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across
- 仲介agency; intermediation
- 介護nursing; care; caregiving; caring
- 媒介mediation; agency; serving as a medium; acting as an intermediary · carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission
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