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漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

喝: hoarse, scold

JLPT N111 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

口 carries the meaning · 曷 gives the sound

11 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

カツkatsu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 恐喝きょうかつblackmail; extortion
  • 一喝いっかつsharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar
  • 喝采かっさいcheers; applause; ovation
  • 喝破かっぱarguing (someone) down; loudly scolding

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
口

Also built on mouth (口)

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曷

Also built on 曷

喝 takes the 曷 family's reading, カツ (katsu).

Also read カツ

8 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
喝 hoarse · 口
vs掲 put up (a notice) · 扌
喝 has 口 where 掲 has 扌.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · hē

Same form: 喝 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
喝 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
喝 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin hē 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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