JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 伽: "nursing, attending, entertainer"
The kanji 伽 means "nursing, attending, entertainer". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カ, ガ, キャ, ギャ in on'yomi and とぎ 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)
カガキャギャ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とぎ
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 | nursing, attending, entertainer |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2323 of 2,501 |
Common words with 伽
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 伽nursing; nurse; attending; attendant
- 伽藍temple (esp. large one); monastery · temple building
- 夜伽attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse) · sleeping with a man (at his bidding)
- 伽羅aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana) · aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
- 御伽attending (upon); keeping another company; being a confidant; serving (a nobleman) · fairy tale
- 大伽藍large temple edifice; large temple
- 迦陵頻伽kalavinka; imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes · person or creature with a beautiful voice
- 伽耶Kaya (ancient Korean confederacy); Karak
- 倶利伽羅place : Kurikara
- 楞伽経Lankavatara Sutra
- お伽草子fairy-tale book
- 瑜伽yoga
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