核 — kanji meaning “nucleus”
核
nucleus, core, kernel
- Meanings
- nucleus, core, kernel
- On'yomi
- カク (kaku)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #475 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- hé, hú — Chinese character page
Words with 核
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 核兵器 | かくへいき kakuheiki | nuclear weapon |
| 中核 | ちゅうかく chuukaku | kernel; core; nucleus |
| 核心 | かくしん kakushin | core; heart (of the matter); point |
| 結核 | けっかく kekkaku | tuberculosis; TB |
| 核弾頭 | かくだんとう kakudantou | nuclear warhead |
| 核酸 | かくさん kakusan | nucleic acid |
| 核分裂 | かくぶんれつ kakubunretsu | nuclear fission |
| 肺結核 | はいけっかく haikekkaku | pulmonary tuberculosis |
| 原子核 | げんしかく genshikaku | nucleus; atomic nucleus |
| 非核 | ひかく hikaku | non-nuclear; anti-nuclear |
| 核保有 | かくほゆう kakuhoyuu | possession of nuclear weapons |
| 核種 | かくしゅ kakushu | nuclide |
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