かく
核

noun

  1. stone (of a fruit), pit, pip.
  2. core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart.

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. nuclear weapons.

noun

  1. Physics terminology.nucleus (of an atom).
  2. Biology term.nucleus (of a cell).
  3. Messages.met.condensation nucleus.
  4. Astronomy, etc. term.(planetary) core.
  5. Chemistry term.ring (in a cyclic compound).
  6. Mathematics.kernel, core.
  7. nucleus (of a cultured pearl).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かく
核
 核 かく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

nucleus, core, kernel
カク (9th, N1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
い　ガイ　り (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)