刈 – reap, cut, clip

4 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1738 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 刈 means reap, cut, clip, trim, prune. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ガイ、カイ (gai, kai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is か.る (karu). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 刀 (no. 18).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ガイ	gai
On’yomi	カイ	kai
Kun’yomi	か.る	karu

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: 刀 (Kangxi radical 18).

Words using 刈

刈るかるto cut (grass, hair, etc.)

Example sentences

彼らはジャックの髪の刈り方をひやかした。

They made fun of Jack's haircut.

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Kanji with the same radical

分前制初判利別割切副券劇創則削刊

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