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喝 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「口」

道
準2High school level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
カツかつ · katsu
Kun
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Meaning
scold loudly

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Mouth plus raising the voice: to shout someone down, to scold.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onカツかつkatsu喝破かっぱ一喝いっかつ恐喝きょうかつ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 一喝いっかつ

    a thundering shout

  • 恐喝きょうかつ

    blackmail; extortion

More words with this kanji

  • 喝采かっさい
  • 恫喝どうかつ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

監督(かんとく)が選手(せんしゅ)を一喝(いっかつ)した。

The coach let out a thundering shout at the players.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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