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KanjiJLPT N2 › 介

介 — Jammed in

JLPT N24 strokesSecondary school#617 most used
jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with
On’yomiカイ (kai)
Kun’yomi

Stroke order (4 strokes)

1 2 3 4

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Common words using 介

WordReadingMeaning
介入かいにゅう
kainyuu
intervention
介護かいご
kaigo
nursing; care; caregiving
紹介しょうかい
shoukai
introduction; presentation; referral
仲介ちゅうかい
chuukai
agency; intermediation
魚介類ぎょかいるい
gyokairui
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
介助かいじょ
kaijo
help; assistance; aid

Study notes

介 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #617 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).

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