JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 箇: "counter for articles"
The kanji 箇 means "counter for articles". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カ, コ 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)
カコ
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 | counter for articles |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | outside the 2,501 most frequent |
Common words with 箇
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 箇所place; point; part; spot · counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
- 一箇所one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location
- 二箇所two places; two spots; two locations; two parts
- 箇条書きitemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
- 箇条item; article; clause; section
- 箇counter used with Sino-Japanese words
- 五箇年quinquennial; recurring every five years
- 八十八箇所88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)
- 二箇年biennial
- 一箇年one year
- 十箇年decennial; recurring every ten years
- 三箇年triennial
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