What does kanji 卦 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 卦 is a divination sign.

How is kanji 卦 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 卦 are うらかた; the onyomi readings are カ, カイ, ケ.

What words use kanji 卦?

Example words that use kanji 卦 include けったくそ悪い, 卦, 卦算, 卦算冠.

Pre-Level 1

卦

Meaning

Kanji 卦

a divination sign

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: うらかた
Onyomi 音読み: カカイケ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 8
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 佳 • 封 • 奎 • 圭 • 桂 • 刲 • 劸

Related vocabulary

14 common entries

Showing 14 of 14 entries that include this kanji.

けったくそ悪い

けったくそわるい

extremely vexing

卦

け

divination sign

卦算

けいさん

paperweight

卦算冠

けいさんかんむり

kanji "kettle lid" radical (radical 8)

卦辞

かじ

commentary (on any of the 64 hexagrams in the Book of Changes)

卦兆

かちょう

divination signs

当たるも八卦当たらぬも八卦

あたるもはっけあたらぬもはっけ

a prediction may or may not come true

八卦

はっけ

divination

有卦

うけ

streak of good luck

六十四卦

ろくじゅうしけ

the 64 hexagrams (of the Book of Changes)

八卦鏡

はっけきょう

bagua mirror (mirror used in divination in fengshui)

八卦掌

はっけしょう

eight trigrams palm

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

その占い師は卦を立てて答えを出した。

The fortune-teller cast a divination sign and gave an answer.

卦によれば今日は旅に向かない。

According to the divination sign, today is not suitable for travel.

彼は卦の意味を静かに読み解いた。

He quietly interpreted the meaning of the divination sign.

この卦は変化の前触れを示している。

This divination sign indicates a coming change.

古い本には卦の立て方が詳しく書かれている。

The old book explains in detail how to cast divination signs.