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What does the kanji 喝 mean?

喝 means shouting angrily; hoarse voice. On'yomi カツ.

Quick facts
On'yomiカツ
Strokes11
Main radical口
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi カツ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

shouting angrily; hoarse voice

Memory hook

The mouth (口) shouting under the sun (日) until it goes hoarse — SCOLD, HOARSE.

Main radical

口mouth 3 strokes

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Stroke order · 11 strokes

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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.

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