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Kanji Detail for 柄 - "handle, hilt"

柄

  • Meaning

    柄 means "handle, hilt." Also associated with power.

    1. Handle - Grip; the part held by hand.

    2. Hilt - The grip of swords and bows.

    3. Power - Strong force; authority.

    4. Character - Dignity; quality.

    5. Build - Physique; body type.

    6. Pattern - Design.

  • Words using 柄

    • 銘柄 めいがら Listen brand; make; description
    • 人柄 ひとがら Listen personality; character; personal appearance
    • 身柄 みがら Listen one's person
    • 小柄 こがら Listen small build; small stature; petite
    • 事柄 ことがら Listen matter; thing; affair
    • 図柄 ずがら Listen design; pattern
    • 役柄 やくがら Listen role; duty; position
    • 土地柄 とちがら Listen nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour

  • Four-character idioms with 柄

    • 人品骨柄 じんぴんこつがら Listen personal appearance and physique; person's appearance and physique giving a feeling of respectable character

  • Tattoo check: 柄

    • Verified meaning: handle, hilt
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read からさき, つか, ふくます)
    • Also carries these associations: power

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 柄

    Surnames 柄(からさき)Listen 柄(つか)Listen 柄(ふくます)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    design; pattern; build; nature; character; handle; crank; grip; knob; shaft

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    handle, lever, knob; authority

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    handle, lever, knob; authority

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A handle. The handle of an object. Objects with handles are counted as 一柄. | Power, authority. Political power is also called 政柄.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hei(ヘイ) ヘイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    e(え) え

    gara(がら) がら

    tsuka(つか) つか

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    handle hilt power grip pattern design character build physique personality motif dignity nature

Sentences including 柄

  • How are you related?

  • This is the most important matter of all.

  • It is not for us to live in such a fine house.

  • He has a small frame.

  • He comes of good stock.

  • I don't have anything about which to write.

  • What's your relation with him?

  • I cannot agree with you on the matter.

  • My son is small for his age.

  • You do not really understand a man till you have met him.

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