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凱: victory song

JLPT N112 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

几 carries the meaning · 豈 is drawn in

12 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

ガイgai · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 凱旋がいせんtriumphant return; returning in triumph
  • 凱歌がいかvictory song; victory
  • 凱風がいふうsoutherly wind

Also read カイ, かちどき, やわらぐ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Take a seat or set it down! This radical represents the quiet, functional surfaces of the home—the tables and benches that support our daily work and rest.”
More in the 几 table story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
几

Also built on table (几)

All 9

Also read ガイ

13 kanji share this on'yomiAll 13

Also read カイ

33 kanji share this on'yomiAll 33

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
凱 victory song · 豈 + 几
vs豊 bountiful · 曲 + 豆
凱 has 豈 + 几 where 豊 has 曲 + 豆.
In ChineseSimplified 凯 · traditional, as in Japanese · kǎi

Japan keeps the traditional form 凱; mainland China simplifies it to 凯.

Simplified
凯 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
凱 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin kǎi most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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