This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ガイ、カイ、か.る
Romaji: gai, kai, ka.ru
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: かっ、かり
Romaji: ka, , kari
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Romaji

Meanings

reap, cut, clip, trim, prune

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  18
Frequency:  1738
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-2
Korean Reading:  ye
Chinese Reading:  yi4
Unicode:  5208
JIS:  3422

Indexes

Halpern Index: 28
Nelson Index: 666
New Nelson Index: 452
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f2.1
Four Corner Index: 4200.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1092
Gakken Index: 1722
Japanese Names Index: 50
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1859
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0211
Remembering the kanji Index: 1488
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1090
Kodansha Compact Index: 183
Kanji in Context Index: 1612
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 16
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 17
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1500
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1600
Essential Kanji Index: 1540
Kodansha Kanji Index: 32
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2943
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1023

Words

(かり)
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
刈る (かる)
to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune
羊毛を刈る (ようもうをかる)
to shear sheep
刈払い (かりはらい)
weeding (prior to tree-planting)
刈萱 (かるかや、カルカヤ)
Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass); Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass); thatching grass; thatching sedge
刈り田 (かりた)
harvested rice field
丸刈り (まるがり)
close clipping
刈払い機 (かりはらいき)
weed whacker
刈除 (がいじょ、かいじょ)
removal; cut off; mowing
稲刈り (いねかり)
rice reaping; rice harvesting
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