Moto 華: Splendor; Flower; PetalKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カ、ケ
- Kun'yomi
- はな
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 163 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カ・ケ)
- 中華ちゅうかChinese food
- 豪華ごうかextravagant; lavish
- 繁華街はんかがいbusiness district; shopping district
- 華麗かれいsplendid; magnificent
- 華僑かきょうoverseas Chinese
- 万華鏡まんげきょうkaleidoscope
- 中華人民共和国ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこくPeople's Republic of China
- 中華料理ちゅうかりょうりChinese cooking; Chinese food
- 中華民国ちゅうかみんこくRepublic of China (Taiwan); ROC
- 中華街ちゅうかがいChinatown
- 中華鍋ちゅうかなべwok; Chinese frying pan
- 昇華しょうかsublimation
- 栄華えいがprosperity; glory
- 精華せいかessence; quintessence
- 華厳けごんavatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha)
- 華族かぞくpeerage (in Japan, 1868-1946); nobility
- 華美かびsplendor; splendour
- 華道かどうflower arrangement
- 蓮華れんげlotus flower
- 豪華版ごうかばんdeluxe edition
- コバルト華コバルトかcobalt bloom; erythrite
- 中華そばちゅうかそばChinese noodles (esp. ramen)
- 中華まんちゅうかまんChinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
- 中華まんじゅうちゅうかまんじゅうsweet crescent-shaped confection of pancake-like sponge cake filled with adzuki paste
- 中華丼ちゅうかどんぶりbowl of rice with a chop-suey-like mixture on it
- 中華圏ちゅうかけんGreater China (incl. Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and sometimes Singapore)
- 中華思想ちゅうかしそうSinocentrism
- 中華料理店ちゅうかりょうりてんChinese restaurant
- 中華料理店症候群ちゅうかりょうりてんしょうこうぐんChinese restaurant syndrome; CRS
- 中華炒めちゅうかいためChinese-style fried dish
- 中華饅ちゅうかまんChinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
- 中華麵ちゅうかめんChinese noodles
- 中華麺ちゅうかめんChinese noodles
- 亜鉛華あえんかzinc white; zinc oxide
- 亜鉛華軟膏あえんかなんこうzinc oxide ointment
- 京華けいかcapital; national capital
- 仏桑華ぶっそうげChinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
- 供華きょうかoffering of flowers (at shrine, grave, etc.); floral tribute
- 優曇華うどんげudumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata)
- 冷やし中華ひやしちゅうかchilled Chinese noodles
- 凝華ぎょうかdeposition (phase transition); desublimation
- 凝華舎ぎょうかしゃcourt ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)
- 南無妙法蓮華経なむみょうほうれんげきょうGlory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra
- 国華こっかnational pride
- 壮大華麗そうだいかれいgrandiose and splendid
- 天華てんかsnow
- 妙法蓮華経みょうほうれんげきょうLotus Sutra
- 富貴栄華ふうきえいがwealth, rank, and arrogant splendor
- 対華たいかconcerning Taiwan; concerning the Republic of China
- 岩蓮華いわれんげChinese dunce cap (species of succulent plant, Orostachys iwarenge)
- 散り蓮華ちりれんげceramic spoon
- 散華さんげrite of scattering flowers
Words that use a kun'yomi
Other readings
- 法華経ほけきょうLotus Sutra
- 華々しいはなばなしいbrilliant; splendid
- 中華蕎麦ちゅうかそばChinese noodles (esp. ramen)
- 中華饅頭ちゅうかまんじゅうsweet crescent-shaped confection of pancake-like sponge cake filled with adzuki paste
- 冷し中華ひやしちゅうかchilled Chinese noodles
- 拈華微笑ねんげみしょうheart-to-heart communication; thought transference
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