褐 — kanji meaning “brown”
褐
brown, woollen kimono
- Meanings
- brown, woollen kimono
- On'yomi
- カツ (katsu)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2186 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 145
- Chinese reading
- hé, hè — Chinese character page
Words with 褐
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 褐色 | かっしょく kasshoku | dark brown; colour of tanned skin |
| 茶褐色 | ちゃかっしょく chakasshoku | dark reddish-brown; liver color |
| 褐色 | かちいろ kachiiro | dark indigo (almost black) |
| 赤褐色 | せっかっしょく sekkasshoku | reddish brown; rufous |
| 黒褐色 | こっかっしょく kokkasshoku | blackish brown |
| 褐藻 | かっそう kassou | brown algae; phaeophyceae |
| 褐炭 | かったん kattan | brown coal; lignite |
| 褐変 | かっぺん kappen | browning |
| 暗褐色 | あんかっしょく ankasshoku | dark brown |
| 黄褐色 | おうかっしょく oukasshoku | yellowish brown |
| 褐毛和種 | あかげわしゅ akagewashu | Japanese Brown (cattle breed) |
| 濃褐色 | のうかっしょく noukasshoku | dark brown |
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