What does kanji 灰 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 灰 is ashes.

How is kanji 灰 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 灰 are はい; the onyomi readings are カイ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 灰?

Kanji 灰 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 灰?

The main radical for kanji 灰 is 火.

What words use kanji 灰?

Example words that use kanji 灰 include 灰色, 灰皿, 灰, アクが強い.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 5

灰

Meaning

Kanji 灰

ashes

ashes, puckery juice, cremate

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: はい
Onyomi 音読み: カイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1717
Strokes: 6
Radical: 火
Components: 厂 • 火
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 126 entries that include this kanji.

灰色

はいいろ

grey

灰皿

はいざら

ashtray

灰

はい

ash

アクが強い

あくがつよい

having a strong alkaline taste

アクの強い

あくのつよい

harsh tasting

あく抜き

あくぬき

removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)

あく抜け

あくぬけ

(state of) having got rid of something (e.g. bad taste)

ほの暗い

ほのぐらい

gloomy

灰かぶり

はいかぶり

Cinderella

灰チタン石

かいチタンせき

perovskite

灰になる

はいになる

to be reduced to ashes

灰の水曜日

はいのすいようび

Ash Wednesday

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

たき火の後に灰だけが残った。

after the bonfire went out, only ashes remained.

灰が風に乗って飛んでいった。

the ashes were carried off by the wind.

火鉢の灰を片づけてください。

please clean up the ashes in the brazier.

その遺体は昨日灰にされた。

the body was cremated yesterday.

灰になるまで燃え続けた。

it kept burning until it turned to ashes.

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