JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 扉: "front door, title page, front page"
The kanji 扉 means "front door, title page, front page". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヒ in on'yomi and とびら 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)
ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とびら
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 | front door, title page, front page |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1866 of 2,501 |
Common words with 扉
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 扉door; gate; opening · title page
- 門扉door(s) of a gate
- 鉄扉iron door
- ガラス扉glass door
- 防火扉fire door; fire shutter
- 自動扉automatic door
- 扉口doorway; door; hatch
- 回転扉revolving door
- 扉絵frontispiece
- 開扉opening a door
- 観音扉double doors (opening from the centre)
- 夏への扉The Door into Summer (1957 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
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