What does kanji 訶 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 訶 is scold.

How is kanji 訶 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 訶 are しか.る, せ.める; the onyomi readings are カ.

Example words that use kanji 訶 include 薩婆訶, 摩訶, 摩訶止観, 摩訶婆羅多.

Kanken 1

訶

Meaning

scold

Stroke Order

Showing 6 common entries

Showing 6 of 6 entries that include this kanji.

そわか

svāhā

まか

maha (great)

まかしかん

Mohe Zhiguan (Buddhist text by Guanding, 594 CE)

マハーバーラタ

Mahabharata (Sanskrit Hindu epic, circa 400 CE)

まかびるしゃな

Mahavairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)

まかふしぎ

profound mystery

5 reference sentences

母は私を強く訶った。

my mother scolded me harshly.

先生は授業中に話していた生徒を訶った。

the teacher scolded the student who was talking during class.

そんなことで人を訶るべきではない。

you should not scold someone over something like that.

店主は店の前で騒ぐ若者たちを訶った。

the shopkeeper scolded the young people making noise in front of the shop.

彼は失礼な態度を訶られて黙りこんだ。

he was scolded for his rude attitude and fell silent.