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Readings

Kana: ケ、カ
Romaji: ke, ka
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

a coarse camlet

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  145
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-5-6
Korean Reading:  ga
Chinese Reading:  jia1
Unicode:  8888
JIS:  3736

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4222
New Nelson Index: 5442
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5e5.10
Four Corner Index: 4673.2
Japanese Names Index: 1749
Daikanwanjiten Index: 34166
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0199
Remembering the kanji Index: 2700
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1654
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2244
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2738
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3200

Words

袈裟 (けさ)
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
袈裟切り (けさぎり)
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い (ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい)
hate everything about a person
輪袈裟 (わげさ)
loop-shaped monk's stole
袈裟懸け (けさがけ)
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
大げさ (おおげさ)
grandiose; exaggerated
袈裟固め (けさがため)
scarf hold (in judo)
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