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漢字Kanji

魁: charging ahead of others

JLPT N114 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

鬼 carries the meaning · 斗 is drawn in

14 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

カイkai · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 魁偉かいいbrawny; muscular; impressive
  • 巨魁きょかいringleader; chief

さきがけsakigake · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 魁さきがけpioneer; leader; taking the initiative

Also read かしら, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
鬼

Also built on ghost (鬼)

斗

Also built on measuring cup (斗)

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Also read カイ

33 kanji share this on'yomiAll 33

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
魁 charging ahead of others · 斗
vs魂 soul · 云
魁 has 斗 where 魂 has 云.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · kuí

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

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

Pinyin kuí 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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