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害 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「宀」

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7Elementary year 4 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
On
ガイがい · gai
Kun
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Meaning
harm, damage, injury

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

The character shows the idea of cutting or injuring under a roof (宀), and came to mean to harm or damage.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onガイがいgai害悪がいあく被害ひがい損害そんがい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 公害こうがい

    pollution

  • 害虫がいちゅう

    harmful insect

More words with this kanji

  • 損害そんがい
  • 災害さいがい
  • 障害しょうがい
  • 危害きがい
  • 被害ひがい
  • 侵害しんがい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

害虫(がいちゅう)から野菜(やさい)を守(まも)る。

We protect the vegetables from harmful insects.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 宀Map of reading ガイAll maps

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

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