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JLPT N3 · Noun

柄 (gara)

柄 (がら, gara) is a Japanese noun meaning “pattern; design”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
がら
Romaji
gara
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. pattern; design · noun, suffix noun
  2. body build; figure; physique · noun
  3. essential qualities; character; nature · noun, suffix noun · also as ガラ
  4. appropriate to; fitting of; suitable for · suffix noun

Example sentences

この赤色で柄全体がだいなしだ。
The red kills the whole pattern.
Tatoeba #220866

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 柄

柄
design, pattern, buildヘイ・がら・え · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 柄.

小柄こがらsmall build事柄ことがらmatter間柄あいだがらrelationship人柄ひとがらpersonality大柄おおがらlarge build

Source: JMdict entry 1508300 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.