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Readings

Kana: カイ、かな.う、やわ.らぐ
Romaji: kai, kana.u, yawa.ragu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

harmony

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  149
Frequency: 
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-9
Korean Reading:  hae
Chinese Reading:  xie2
Unicode:  8ae7
JIS:  6B5F

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4413
New Nelson Index: 5670
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a9.11
Four Corner Index: 0266.1
Japanese Names Index: 2639
Daikanwanjiten Index: 35718
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0527
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1442
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 486
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2008

Words

俳諧 (はいかい)
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
俳諧師 (はいかいし)
writer of haikai poems
諧声 (かいせい)
vocal harmony; harmonious voice; harmonious voices
諧謔 (かいぎゃく)
joke; jest; banter
諧和 (かいわ、かいか)
gentle mutual affection; harmony; harmony
滑稽諧謔 (こっけいかいぎゃく)
smooth-talking and humorous; with jocose and comical airs
半諧音 (はんかいおん)
assonance
諧調 (かいちょう)
harmonious melody; harmony; unity; euphony
俳諧の連歌 (はいかいのれんが)
haikai (humorous or vulgar renga poetry)
諧謔を弄する (かいぎゃくをろうする)
to crack jokes
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