7 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

cutting (grass)

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

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かり 100.0%

Character Breakdown

cutting (grass)
かり ガイ か.る (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
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

References

Unicode hex code 82C5
JIS X 0208 1-20-3
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3898
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4969
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2746
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2387
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2470
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 479
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30771X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k4.8
Four corner code 4442.0