華 — kanji meaning “splendor”
華
splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous
- Meanings
- splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous
- On'yomi
- カ (ka)、ケ (ke)
- Kun'yomi
- はな
- Name readings
- わ
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1085 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- huá, huà, huā — Chinese character page
Words with 華
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 豪華 | ごうか gouka | extravagant; lavish; opulent |
| 中華 | ちゅうか chuuka | China |
| 華麗 | かれい karei | splendid; magnificent; gorgeous |
| 華やか | はなやか hanayaka | bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy |
| 華々しい | はなばなしい hanabanashii | brilliant; splendid; glorious |
| 華道 | かどう kadou | flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana |
| 華僑 | かきょう kakyou | overseas Chinese |
| 昇華 | しょうか shouka | sublimation |
| 華美 | かび kabi | splendor; splendour; gorgeousness |
| 中華民国 | ちゅうかみんこく chuukaminkoku | Republic of China; ROC; Taiwan |
| 蓮華 | れんげ renge | lotus flower |
| 万華鏡 | まんげきょう mangekyou | kaleidoscope |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.