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介 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「人」

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4Junior high level ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「人」
On
カイかい · kai
Kun
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Meaning
mediate; be between; care for

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A person with something on both sides — to stand between, to mediate, to care for.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onカイかいkai介入かいにゅう紹介しょうかい介するかいする

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 紹介しょうかい

    introduction

  • 介護かいご

    nursing care

More words with this kanji

  • 自己紹介じこしょうかい
  • 媒介ばいかい
  • 龍之介りゅうのすけ
  • 蔣介石しょうかいせき
  • 狷介けんかい
  • 耿介こうかい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

友(とも)だちに姉(あね)を紹介(しょうかい)した。

I introduced my older sister to my friend.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

紹介介護介紹introd…護to pro…舗shop人person仄faint今now令comman…刈reap戒admoni…皆all壊break乂to mow
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 人Map of reading カイAll maps

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