JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 暦: "calendar, almanac"
The kanji 暦 means "calendar, almanac". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read レキ, リャク in on'yomi and こよみ 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)
レキリャク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こよみ
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 | calendar, almanac |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1765 of 2,501 |
Common words with 暦
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 暦calendar; almanac
- 西暦Common Era; CE; Christian Era; anno domini · Western (Gregorian) calendar
- 還暦kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
- 旧暦Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
- 延暦Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
- 新暦the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar
- 明暦Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)
- 宝暦Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)
- 暦法calendar; calendar system
- 陰暦lunar calendar
- 太陽暦solar calendar
- 改暦calendar reform; adoption of a new calendar system · new calendar (for a new year); new year
Keep going
Read real Japanese, not lists
A kanji list does not teach you to read. KanjiYome puts furigana and a dictionary on any Japanese text, offline, and turns the words you meet into review cards.