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Japanese symbol for “parse”

Romaji: kaiseki
analysis; analytical study

In Japanese, parse is , read (kaiseki).

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Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt analysis; analytical study
  2. n, vs, vt parsing; parse

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

unravel, notes, key
on: カイ、ゲ
kun: と.く、と.かす、と.ける、ほど.く
13 strokes · JLPT 2
chop, divide, tear
on: セキ
8 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
りかい rikaiunderstanding; comprehension; appreciation
かいけつ kaiketsusettlement; solution; resolution
かいせつ kaisetsuexplanation; commentary; exposition
かいさん kaisanbreaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd)
かいほう kaihourelease; unleashing; liberation
かいじょ kaijotermination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding
ぶんせき bunsekianalysis
とうせき tousekidialysis

See also: Chinese symbol for “parse”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.