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苛

苛 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Origin of the character

形声。「艸」+音符「可」。植物の「はす」を意味する漢語｛荷｝を表す字。のち仮借して「からい」「きびしい」「いじめる」を意味する漢語｛苛｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

torment, scold, chastise

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • カJHS
Kun (native)
  • いじ(める)
  • さいな(む)
  • いらだ(つ)
  • からい
  • こまかい
Other languages
  • 拼音ke1
  • 한글ga
  • Hán-ViệtHà

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

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
艸(くさ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+82DB

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹可

Words using this kanji

  • 苛々いらいらto get irritated, to get annoyed, to be on the edge, to fret
  • 苛めるいじめるいじめる 参照to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on
  • 苛むさいなむさいなむ 参照to torment, to torture, to afflict, to harrow
  • 苛虐かぎゃくひどく人などをいじめ、苦しめること。cruel treatment
  • 苛性かせい皮膚やその他の組織を腐食させる性質。caustic
  • 苛政かせい政治。庶民を政治。tyranny, despotism
  • 苛税かぜい取り立てなどが過酷な租税。重税。heavy taxation
  • 苛烈かれつくてこと。相手を位に烈しいこと。severe, fierce, stern
  • 苛斂かれん租税などを厳しく取り立てること。oppressive exaction (of taxes, etc.)
  • 苛ちいらちin a hurry, hustle, person who's always in a rush
  • 苛立ついらだつ「いらだつ」を参照。to be irritated, to get annoyed, to lose one's patience
  • 苛つくいらつく「いらつく」の漢字表記。to get irritated
  • 苛立ちいらだちirritation, annoyance, frustration
  • 苛っとイラっとbecoming irritated (suddenly), getting annoyed
  • 苛立てるいらだてるto irritate, to exasperate
  • 苛斂誅求かれんちゅうきゅう人民をて、租税や物品を厳しく取り上げること。exaction of heavy taxes, imposing oppressive taxes
  • 苛性カリかせいカリ水酸化カリウム。caustic potash, potassium hydroxide
  • 苛性ソーダかせいソーダ水酸化ナトリウム。caustic soda, sodium hydroxide
  • 苛立たしいいらだたしいirritating, frustrating
  • 苛立たしげいらだたしげantsy, agitated, irritated, anxious

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(24 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-5
Four Corner
4462.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3k5.30
Heisig
240
Nelson
3925