刈

4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

reap, cut, clip, trim, prune

Kun'yomi
  • かる
    		to cut (grass, hair, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ガイ
  • カイ
Nanori
  • かっ
  • かり
    		cut

Main Radical

刀(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かる 79.3%
かり 20.7%

Character Breakdown

reap, cut, clip
か.る　かり　ガイ (7th, N1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Contained In

苅

Common Words

か
刈
　
る
to cut (grass, hair, etc.)
か
刈
　
り
と
取
　
る
to mow
かり
刈
cut
しば
芝
か
刈
　
り
lawn mowing
かく
角
が
刈
　
り
crew cut
か
刈
　
り
あ
上
　
げ
　
る
to harvest all of (a crop) ②to taper (hair) at the back
くさ
草
か
刈
　
り
mowing
しば
芝
か
刈
　
り
き
機
lawnmower
か
刈
　
り
こ
込
　
む
to prune ②to reap (a crop) and put into storage ③to prune (a manuscript)
くさ
草
かり
刈
がま
鎌
grass sickle
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References

Unicode hex code 5208
JIS X 0208 1-20-2
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 666
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 452
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 28
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1612
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 183
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1500
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2f2.1
Four corner code 4200.0
De Roo Code 2943