賀
賀 — Congratulations
congratulations, joy
On’yomiガ (ga)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (12 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 賀
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祝賀 | しゅくが shukuga | celebration; congratulations |
| 年賀状 | ねんがじょう nengajou | New Year's card |
| 謹賀新年 | きんがしんねん kingashinnen | Happy New Year |
| 年賀 | ねんが nenga | New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift |
| 参賀 | さんが sanga | congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year) |
| 賀状 | がじょう gajou | New Year's card |
Study notes
賀 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1056 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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