The kanji 華: meaning, readings and stroke order
華
- Meaning
- splendid, flower
- On reading
- カ ka、ケ* ke
- Kun reading
- はな hana
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 艸 grass
- Level
- Level 8 · the last years of junior high
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- lộng lẫy, hoa (hoa)
- Japanese
- はなやか。はな。
- Korean
- 화려하다, 꽃 (화)
- Chinese
- 华丽、花 (华)
Readings, words and example sentences
カ ka · on reading
豪華
luxurious, splendid
豪華な 食事を いただきました。
I was treated to a fancy meal.
はな hana · kun reading · less common
華やか
bright and showy, gorgeous
華やかな 服を 着ます。
She wears bright, colorful clothes.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
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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.