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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