賀 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
- On
- ガが · ga
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- congratulations, celebration
Stroke order
Origin
A phonetic-semantic compound: 貝 (money/gift) gives the meaning and 加 indicates the sound; it means to celebrate someone with gifts.
Readings and examples
| Onガがga | 賀状がじょう祝賀しゅくが賀するがする |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 年賀状ねんがじょう
New Year's card
- 祝賀しゅくが
celebration, congratulation
- 佐賀さが
- 滋賀県しがけん
- 恭賀きょうが
- 謹賀新年きんがしんねん
Example
おじいさんに年賀のはがきを書きました。
They wrote a New Year card to their grandfather.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)