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呵

Readings

Kana: カ、か.す、しか.る、わら.う
Romaji: ka, ka.su, shika.ru, wara.u
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

scold, blow on, reprove

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  30
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  ga
Chinese Reading:  ke1
Unicode:  5475
JIS:  526A

Indexes

Nelson Index: 911
New Nelson Index: 763
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d5.13
Four Corner Index: 6102.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3459
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0957

Words

叱り (しかり)
scolding
叱る (しかる)
to scold
呵責 (かしゃく)
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
啖呵 (たんか)
caustic words
良心の呵責 (りょうしんのかしゃく)
pangs of conscience
一気呵成 (いっきかせい)
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
呵々大笑 (かかたいしょう)
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
呵呵 (かか)
sound of laughter
啖呵を切る (たんかをきる)
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
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