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苛 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「艹」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
On
カか · ka
Kun
いじ.める・さいな.む・いらだ.つ・からい・こまかいiji.meru · saina.mu · irada.tsu · karai · komakai
Meaning
harsh; torment

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Grass plus a phonetic element: something that pricks and irritates — harsh, tormenting.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onカかka苛酷かこく苛烈かれつ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 苛酷かこく

    harsh; severe

  • 苛烈かれつ

    fierce; relentless

More words with this kanji

  • 苛斂誅求かれんちゅうきゅう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

苛酷(かこく)な労働(ろうどう)環境(かんきょう)を改善(かいぜん)したい。

I want to improve the harsh working conditions.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 艹Map of reading カAll maps

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