Kanji N1

柄: design, pattern, build

柄 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning design, pattern, build, written with 9 strokes. It is read ヘイ (on) and がら, え, つか (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 柄 (がら, pattern) and 人柄 (ひとがら, personality).

柄

Meanings

  • design
  • pattern
  • build
  • nature
  • character
  • handle
  • crank
  • grip
  • knob
  • shaft
Strokes9
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1140 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ヘイ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • がら
  • え
  • つか

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 9. Start at the dot.

Common words with 柄

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 柄がら

    pattern; design

    JLPT N3
  • 人柄ひとがら

    personality; character; personal appearance

    JLPT N1
  • 小柄こがら

    small build; small stature; petite

    JLPT N1
  • 事柄ことがら

    matter; thing; affair; circumstance

    JLPT N1
  • 大柄おおがら

    large build

    JLPT N1
  • 間柄あいだがら

    relationship; relation

    JLPT N1
  • 銘柄めいがら

    brand; make; description

  • 身柄みがら

    one's person

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.