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Readings

Kana: ガ、にわか
Romaji: ga, niwaka
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

sudden, abrupt, improvised

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  9
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-2-7
Korean Reading:  a
Chinese Reading:  e4
Unicode:  4fc4
JIS:  3264

Indexes

Nelson Index: 447
New Nelson Index: 215
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a7.4
Four Corner Index: 2325.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 665
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0777
Remembering the kanji Index: 2110
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 76
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2247
Kodansha Kanji Index: 106

Words

(にわか)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; improvised; hasty; offhand; impromptu skit
俄勉強 (にわかべんきょう)
cramming
俄然 (がぜん)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
俄成金 (にわかなりきん)
overnight millionaire
俄仕込み (にわかじこみ)
hasty preparation
俄作り (にわかづくり)
makeshift; improvised
俄分限 (にわかぶんげん)
mushroom millionaire
俄雪 (にわかゆき)
sudden snowfall
俄仕立て (にわかじたて)
extemporary; improvised; extemporaneous
俄景気 (にわかげいき)
temporary boom
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