Kanji

What does the kanji 仮 mean?

仮 means false, temporary. On'yomi カ、ケ. Kun'yomi かり、かり-.

Quick facts
On'yomiカ、ケ
Kun'yomiかり、かり-
Strokes6
Main radical人
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi カ、ケKun'yomi かり、かり-
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework6 strokes

false, temporary

Memory hook

A person (亻) under the cliff (厂) borrowing a hand (又) for a temporary mask — TEMPORARY, FALSE.

Stroke order · 6 strokes

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Common words

More words with this kanji

  • 平仮名ひらがなhiragana
  • 仮定かていassumption, hypothesis
  • 仮名遣いかなづかいkana orthography, rules for kana spelling
  • 振り仮名ふりがなfurigana (kana glosses showing kanji readings)
  • 仮にかりにhypothetically, suppose; temporarily

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.