灰 — kanji meaning “ashes”
灰
ashes, puckery juice, cremate
- Meanings
- ashes, puckery juice, cremate
- On'yomi
- カイ (kai)
- Kun'yomi
- はい
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1717 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 86
- Chinese reading
- huī — Chinese character page
Words with 灰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灰色 | はいいろ haiiro | grey; gray; ashen |
| 灰皿 | はいざら haizara | ashtray |
| 火山灰 | かざんばい kazanbai | volcanic ash |
| 石灰 | せっかい sekkai | lime; quicklime; caustic lime |
| 石灰岩 | せっかいがん sekkaigan | limestone |
| 死の灰 | しのはい shinohai | lethal radioactive fallout; atomic dust |
| 生石灰 | せいせっかい seisekkai | quick lime |
| 灰燼 | かいじん kaijin | ash; embers; complete destruction |
| 灰汁 | あく aku | lye |
| 降灰 | こうかい koukai | fall of (volcanic) ash; falling ash |
| 石灰石 | せっかいせき sekkaiseki | limestone |
| 凝灰岩 | ぎょうかいがん gyoukaigan | tuff |
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