What does kanji 刈 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 刈 is reap.

How is kanji 刈 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 刈 are か.る; the onyomi readings are ガイ, カイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 刈?

The main radical for kanji 刈 is 刀.

What words use kanji 刈?

Example words that use kanji 刈 include 刈る, 刈り取る, 刈り入れ, 刈り込む.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

刈

Meaning

Kanji 刈

reap

reap, cut, clip, trim, prune

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: か.る
Onyomi 音読み: ガイカイ
Nanori 名乗り: かっかり

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1738
Strokes: 4
Radical: 刀
Components: 刈
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 区 • 凶 • 気 • 希 • 爻 • 罓 • 肴

Related vocabulary

34 common entries

Showing 34 of 62 entries that include this kanji.

刈る

かる

to cut (grass, hair, etc.)

刈り取る

かりとる

to mow

刈り入れ

かりいれ

harvest

刈り込む

かりこむ

to prune (a manuscript)

刈り取り

かりとり

harvesting

刈

かり

cut

刈りそろえる

かりそろえる

to crop

刈りたて

かりたて

new-mown (grass)

刈り株

かりかぶ

stubble

刈り干す

かりほす

to cut and dry (in the sun)

刈り込み

かりこみ

haircut

刈り込み鋏

かりこみばさみ

hedge clippers

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は庭の草を刈った。

He mowed the grass in the garden.

秋に麦を刈る。

We reap wheat in the autumn.

羊の毛を刈る季節だ。

It is the season to shear the sheep.

稲刈りはとても大変な作業です。

Rice harvesting is very hard work.

伸びた枝を刈り込んだ。

I pruned the overgrown branches.