漢字Kanji · in Action & Movement
該: above-stated, the said
Also: that specific
JLPT N113 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
言 carries the meaning · 亥 gives the sound
13 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ガイgai · on'yomi · in compounds
- 該当がいとうcorresponding to; being applicable to
- 当該とうがいappropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned
- 該がいsaid; matter in question
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Words flowing from the heart and into the world! The lines radiating upward show the power of the voice as it leaves the mouth.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
亥
Also built on sign of the hog (亥)
該 takes the 亥 family's reading, ガイ (gai).
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side該 above-stated · 亥
vs訪 call on · 方In ChineseSimplified 该 · traditional, as in Japanese · gāi
Japan keeps the traditional form 該; mainland China simplifies it to 该.
- Simplified
- 该 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 該 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin gāi 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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