華 – splendor, flower, petal

10 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1085 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 華 means splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カ、ケ (ka, ke); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is はな (hana). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 艸 (no. 140).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カ	ka
On’yomi	ケ	ke
Kun’yomi	はな	hana

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: 艸 (Kangxi radical 140). Components: ｜・一・艾.

Words using 華

豪華ごうかextravagant華やかはなやかbright and beautiful華々しいはなばなしいbrilliant華奢きゃしゃdainty

Example sentences

何と豪華な家々でしょう。

What splendid houses they are!

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ショービジネスというのは本当に華やかだ。

Show business is really glamorous.

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Kanji with the same radical

葉落英若蔵花苦薬芸葬著草薄芝薦荒

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