華
meaningsplendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous
- On'yomi
- カ、ケ
- Kun'yomi
- はな
- Strokes
- 10
- Taught in
- Secondary school (jōyō)
- Frequency
- #1085 most common in newspapers
Words it lives in
華
- 豪華ごうかextravagant
- 中華ちゅうかChina
- 華やかはなやかbright and beautiful
- 繁華街はんかがいbusiness district
- 華麗かれいsplendid
- 華僑かきょうoverseas Chinese
- 華々しいはなばなしいbrilliant
- 華盛頓ワシントンWashington, D.C.
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