仮 – sham, temporary, interim

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The kanji 仮 means sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カ、ケ (ka, ke); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かり、かり- (kari, kari). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カ	ka
On’yomi	ケ	ke
Kun’yomi	かり	kari
Kun’yomi	かり-	kari

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 化・又・厂.

Words using 仮

片仮名かたかなkatakana平仮名ひらがなhiragana仮定かていassumption仮名かなkana送り仮名おくりがなkana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word仮名遣いかなづかいkana orthography振り仮名ふりがなfurigana

Example sentences

彼女がここにいると仮定してみよう。

Let's suppose that she is here.

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Kanji with the same radical

会人今代体作以保信件側任使係価住

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