漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

3Junior high level13 strokesRadical
On
カイ・ケ
Kun
かたまり・つちくれ
Meaning
lump; mass

Origin

ORIGIN

土 "earth" with 鬼: a clod of earth — a lump, a mass.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カイ塊状・山塊
かたまり

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 金塊きんかい

    gold bar; nugget

  • 塊状かいじょう

    lumpy; massive

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

土の塊をくずして畑にした。

We broke up the clods and made a field.

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