漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 411 strokesRadical
On
Kun
Meaning
goods, money, freight

Origin

ORIGIN

A phonetic-semantic character. The shell radical 貝 (money, valuables) gives the meaning, and 化 supplies the sound. It relates to money and goods.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

貨物・貨幣・通貨

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 貨物かもつ

    freight, cargo

  • 通貨つうか

    currency

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

港に大きな貨物船が入ってきた。

A big cargo ship came into the harbor.

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