灰
ashes, cremate, puckery juice

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

はい

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Information

Grade:6
Strokes:6
JLPT:2
Frequency:1717

Vocabulary

カイ

WordReadingMeaning
灰色カイショクgrey; gray; ashen
灰塵カイジンashes and dust
灰青色カイセイショクgrayish blue; greyish blue
灰土カイドashes and earth; poor volcanic soil
灰白カイハクgray; grey; griseous

Other

WordReadingMeaning
火山灰かざんばいvolcanic ash
灰はいash; ashes
灰皿はいざらashtray
灰色はいいろgrey; gray; ashen
石灰せっかいlime; quicklime; caustic lime

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