核
nucleus; core; kernel
10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 475.
Readings
- カク (on reading): 核 (かく) stone (of a fruit); 中核 (ちゅうかく) kernel
- Read as a whole word: 陰核 (へのこ) testicles
Components
Words using 核
- 核 (かく) stone (of a fruit)
- 中核 (ちゅうかく) kernel
- 核兵器 (かくへいき) nuclear weapon
- 結核 (けっかく) tuberculosis
- 核戦争 (かくせんそう) nuclear warfare
- 陰核 (へのこ) testicles
- 梅は食うとも核食うな、中に天神寝てござる (うめはくうともさねくうな、なかにてんじんねてござる) don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous)
- 核子 (さなご) melon seeds
234 words in all.