刈
mow; reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
4 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1738.
Readings
- かる (kun reading): 刈る (かる) to cut (grass, hair, etc.); 草刈り (くさかり) mowing
- ガイ (on reading): 刈除 (がいじょ) removal
- カイ (on reading)
Components
- 乂
- 刂
- ⺉ radical knife, right-side form of 刀
Kanji containing 刈
- 苅 cutting (grass)
Words using 刈
- 刈る (かる) to cut (grass, hair, etc.)
- 草刈り (くさかり) mowing
- 芝刈り (しばかり) lawn mowing
- 刈り取る (かりとる) to mow
- 芝刈り機 (しばかりき) lawnmower
- 刈除 (がいじょ) removal
- 刈萱 (かるかや) Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass)
60 words in all.