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瓦 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「瓦」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「瓦」
On
ガが · ga
Kun
かわら・ぐらむkawara · guramu
Meaning
roof tile

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of roof tiles interlocked in rows.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onガがga瓦解がかい
Kunかわらkawara瓦かわら瓦屋根かわらやね

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 瓦屋根かわらやね

    tiled roof

  • 瓦解がかい

    collapse; crumbling

More words with this kanji

  • 煉瓦れんが
  • 瓦グラム
  • 瓦礫がれき

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

古(ふる)い寺(てら)の瓦(かわら)を葺(ふ)き替(か)えた。

The tiles on the old temple were replaced.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

瓦屋根瓦屋根瓦解瓦屋roof根root解to sol…瓧a deca…瓩a kilo…瓲a tonn…瓱a mill…瓰a deci…牙tusk伽attend…我I画pictur…芽sprout
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Compound

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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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