漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
嘉: applaud, praise
Also: esteem, happy, auspicious
JLPT N114 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
吉 and 加 are drawn in
14 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
カka · on'yomi · in compounds
- 嘉納かのうaccepting with pleasure
- 嘉言かげんgood words; wise saying
- 嘉日かじつauspicious day; good day; lucky day
Also read よみする, よい, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
吉
Also built on good luck (吉)
加
Also built on add (加)
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side嘉 applaud · 加
vs喜 rejoice · 口In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jiā
Same form: 嘉 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 嘉 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 嘉 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jiā 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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