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器

器 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

会意。｢犬｣+｢口｣（一説に羨符）×4の形だが字源は不詳。仮借して「うつわ」を意味する漢語｛器｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キElem.
Kun (native)
  • うつわJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音qi4
  • 한글gi
  • Hán-ViệtKhí

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
口(くち)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+5668

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱哭吅

Words using this kanji

  • 器うつわ（うつわ）主に食物や飲料を保管又は分配するために用いるもの。 （うつわ）人の度量、包容力。bowl, vessel, container, ability
  • 器具きぐ道具やうつわ。 簡単な器械。utensil, implement, tool, instrument
  • 器材きざい器具の材料。 器具や材料。tools and materials, equipment and materials
  • 器物きぶつ器具。道具。 （うつわもの）うつわ。うつわの類。 （うつわもの）人物の器量。receptacle, container, vessel, utensil
  • 器官きかんorgan
  • 器楽きがく楽器による音楽の総称。instrumental music
  • 器用きよう作業などを上手く様子。 要領よく立ち回れること。skillful, skilful, adroit, dexterous
  • 器量きりょう。容貌。 才能。力量。 面目。世間の評価。looks (esp. of a woman), features, facial appearance, facial beauty
  • 器械体操きかいたいそう跳び箱やマットなどの用具を用いた体操。apparatus gymnastics, artistic gymnastics
  • 器き（うつわ）主に食物や飲料を保管又は分配するために用いるもの。 （うつわ）人の度量、包容力。device, instrument, vessel, container
  • 器財きざいtool, utensil, implement
  • 器皿きべいやなど、主に食物を盛り付ける食器。bowl, plate, dish
  • 器質きしつ器量と資質。 臓器や器官の形態的、構造的な性質。organ property, organic mechanism, constitution
  • 器質的きしつてきorganic
  • 器量人きりょうじんperson of ability, person of high calibre, talented individual
  • 器楽曲きがくきょくpiece of instrumental music
  • 器質性きしつせいorganic
  • 器具類きぐるいinstruments, equipment, implements, utensils
  • 器官系きかんけいorgan system
  • 器用貧乏きようびんぼうあらゆることをなまじ器用にこなせてしまうために、かえって一つのことに大成しないこと。jack of all trades, master of none

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-6-9
Four Corner
6666.3
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3d12.13
Heisig
127
Nelson
994