JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Kanji 果: "fruit, reward, carry out"
The kanji 果 means "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read カ in on'yomi and は.たす, はた.す, -は.たす, は.てる, -は.てる 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
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
は.たすはた.す-は.たすは.てる-は.てる
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 | fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 258 of 2,501 |
Common words with 果
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 結果result; consequence; outcome; effect · as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ...
- 効果effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result · effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
- 果たすto accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill · to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
- 成果(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product
- 果たしてas was expected; just as one thought; sure enough · really; actually; ever
- 結果的resultant; consequential
- 果てend; extremity; limit · result; outcome; upshot; consequence
- 果物fruit
- 果てるto end; to be finished; to be exhausted · to die; to perish
- 果実fruit; nut; berry · fruits; profit
- 効果的effective; successful
- 役割を果たすto play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
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