灰 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

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

brushOrigin of the character

形声。「火」+音符「又」。「燃え殻」を意味する漢語｛灰｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

ashes, puckery juice, cremate

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• カイJHS

Kun (native)

• はいElem.

Other languages

• 拼音hui1
• 한글hoe
• Hán-ViệtHôi
• Hán-ViệtKhôi

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

infoBasics

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

火(ひ)

JIS level

Level 1

JLPT (old scale)

Level 2

Unicode

U+7070

grid_viewComponents

• 厂がんだれ
• 火ひ

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸𠂇火

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 灰色はいいろ「はいいろ」に同じ。 「はいいろ」を参照。grey, gray, ashen
• 灰皿はいざら「はいざら」の漢字表記。ashtray
• 灰はい(はい) 物が燃え尽きたあとに残る粉末。 (はい) 火山が噴火した際に排出する粒子状の岩石。火山灰。ash, ashes
• 灰殻はいがらashes
• 灰汁あくlye, harsh taste, bitter taste, alkaline taste
• 灰塵かいじん灰と塵。 取るに足りないもの。ashes and dust
• 灰土かいど灰と土。 火山灰などが混じっている土。ashes and earth, poor volcanic soil
• 灰白かいはく灰色がかった白色。gray, grey, griseous
• 灰分かいぶん物質が完全燃焼した後に残る不燃性の無機質。 食品に含まれるミネラル分。ash, (nutritional) mineral content
• 灰燼かいじん灰と燃えさし。ash, embers, complete destruction
• 灰貝はいがいivory shell, cockle
• 灰釉はいぐすりash glaze (type of fundamental glaze used in ancient times made from the ashes of raw materials such as unhulled rice, straw, oak and pine)
• 灰匙はいさじash scoop (tea ceremony)
• 灰器はいき茶道具の一つで灰を入れる容器。ash box (used in tea ceremony)
• 灰猫はいねこgray cat, grey cat, ash-covered cat
• 灰華かいかtravertine
• 灰押しはいおしash leveler (use in a brazier)
• 灰均しはいならしash leveler
• 灰受けはいうけash pan, ash tray
• 灰神楽はいかぐらcloud of ashes (caused by pouring water on a fire)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(141 results)

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• 有One part differs
• 右One part differs
• 友One part differs
• 左One part differs
• 布One part differs
• 厷One part differs

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

infoLookup codes

SKIP

3-2-4

Four Corner

7128.9

Spahn–Hadamitzky

2p4.1

Heisig

180

Nelson

820