介
介 — Jammed in
jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with
On’yomiカイ (kai)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 介
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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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