核
核 — Nucleus
nucleus, core, kernel
On’yomiカク (kaku)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (10 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 核
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 核 | かく kaku | stone (of a fruit); pit; pip |
| 核兵器 | かくへいき kakuheiki | nuclear weapon |
| 中核 | ちゅうかく chuukaku | kernel; core; nucleus |
| 核実験 | かくじっけん kakujikken | nuclear (bomb) test |
| 核燃料 | かくねんりょう kakunenryou | nuclear fuel |
| 結核 | けっかく kekkaku | tuberculosis; TB; concretion |
Study notes
核 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #475 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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