Kanji · first appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary
汽

汽 – vapor, steam

7 strokesTaught in grade 2#2020 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 汽 means vapor, steam. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キ (ki). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiキki

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: (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 汁・气・乞.

Words using 汽

Example sentences

直してある古い汽車に乗ることも出来ます。
You can also ride on an old, restored, steam train.
汽車はまだ着きません。
The train has not arrived yet.
その汽船は香港に立ち寄った。
The liner called at Hong Kong.

Kanji with the same radical

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