The kanji 柄: meaning, readings and stroke order

柄

Meaning: pattern, handle
On reading: ヘイ hei
Kun reading: がら gara、え e
Strokes: 9
Radical: 木 tree
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: hoa văn, cán cầm (bính)
Japanese: もよう。どうぐのもつところ。
Korean: 무늬, 손잡이 (병)
Chinese: 花纹、把手

Readings, words and example sentences

ヘイ hei · on reading · less common

横おう柄へい
arrogant, haughty
横おう柄へいな態度はよくありません。
Acting arrogant is not good.

がら gara · kun reading

柄がら
pattern (on cloth)
花の 柄がらの服を着ます。
I wear clothes with a flower pattern.

え e · kun reading · less common

柄え
handle
かさの柄えが折れました。
The handle of the umbrella broke.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.