Moto 灰: Ashes; Puckery Juice; CremateKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カイ
- Kun'yomi
- はい
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 128 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カイ)
- 石灰せっかいlime; quicklime
- 生石灰せいせっかいquick lime
- 石灰岩せっかいがんlimestone
- ソーダ石灰ソーダせっかいsoda lime
- ソーダ石灰ガラスソーダせっかいガラスsoda-lime-silica glass; soda-lime glass (most common type of glass)
- 凝灰岩ぎょうかいがんtuff
- 塵灰じんかいdust and ash
- 急性灰白髄炎きゅうせいかいはくずいえんpoliomyelitis; polio
- 曹灰硼石そうかいほうせきulexite
- 枯木死灰こぼくしかいwithered trees and cold ash; someone who is detached and free of desires
- 死灰しかいas lifeless as cold ashes
- 泥灰岩でいかいがんmarl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock)
- 洋灰ようかいcement
- 消石灰しょうせっかいslaked lime
- 灰チタン石かいチタンせきperovskite
- 灰分かいぶんash
- 灰土かいどashes and earth; poor volcanic soil
- 灰塵かいじんashes and dust
- 灰燼かいじんash; embers
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 灰色はいいろgrey; gray
- 火山灰かざんばいvolcanic ash
- 灰皿はいざらashtray
- 死の灰しのはいlethal radioactive fallout; atomic dust
- 灰はいash; ashes
- ソーダ灰ソーダばいsoda ash
- 克灰袋こくはいぶくろpolyester bag for collecting volcanic ash
- 懐炉灰かいろばいfuel source for a (pocket) body warmer
- 木灰きばいwood ashes
- 火山灰土かざんばいどvolcanic ash soil
- 火山灰土壌かざんばいどじょうvolcanic ash soil
- 火山灰地かざんばいちarea covered in volcanic ash
- 灰かぐらはいかぐらcloud of ashes (caused by pouring water on a fire)
- 灰になるはいになるto be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
- 灰の水曜日はいのすいようびAsh Wednesday
- 灰匙はいさじash scoop (tea ceremony)
- 灰受けはいうけash pan; ash tray
- 灰吹きはいふきbamboo (tobacco) ash receptacle
- 灰器はいきash box (used in tea ceremony)
- 灰均しはいならしash leveler
- 灰塗れはいまみれcovered with ashes
- 灰押さえはいおさえash leveler (use in a brazier)
- 灰押しはいおしash leveler (use in a brazier)
- 灰殻はいがらashes
- 灰猫はいねこgray cat; grey cat
Other readings
- リン灰石りんかいせきapatite
- 乱離骨灰らりこっぱいbeing scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
- 大和小灰蝶やまとしじみpale grass blue (species of gossamer-winged butterfly, Pseudozizeeria maha)
- 姫小灰蝶ひめしじみsilver-studded blue (Plebejus argus)
- 小灰蝶しじみちょうgossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae spp.)
- 灰吹法はいふきほうcupellation
- 灰暗いほのぐらいgloomy; obscure
- 灰汁あくlye
- 灰汁が強いアクがつよいhaving a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste
- 灰汁の強いアクのつよいharsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting
- 灰汁を取るあくをとるto remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)
- 灰汁抜きあくぬきremoval of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
- 灰汁抜けあくぬけ(state of) having got rid of something (e.g. bad taste)
- 灰汁洗いあくあらいscouring; washing vegetables in lye
- 灰汁色あくいろyellow-tinted gray (grey); scum colour (color)
- 灰洗いあくあらいscouring; washing vegetables in lye
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