Kanji · first appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary
暦

暦 – calendar, almanac

14 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1765 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 暦 means calendar, almanac. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is レキ、リャク (reki, ryaku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is こよみ (koyomi). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 日 (no. 72).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiレキreki
On’yomiリャクryaku
Kun’yomiこよみkoyomi

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 72). Components: 日・麻・木・厂・广.

Words using 暦

西暦せいれきCommon Era暦こよみcalendar還暦かんれきkanreki

Example sentences

昭和10年は西暦1935年です。
The 10th year of Showa is 1935 in the Western calendar.

Kanji with the same radical

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