魁
charging ahead of others
14 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2108.
Readings
- カイ (on reading): 首魁 (しゅかい) ringleader; 容貌魁偉 (ようぼうかいい) (a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
- さきがけ (kun reading)
- かしら (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 花魁 (おいらん) oiran; 花魁道中 (おいらんどうちゅう) procession of oiran through a red-light district (e.g. to meet a regular client; during the Edo period)
Components
- 鬼
- 斗
- 儿 radical legs
- 匕 radical spoon
- 厶 radical private
- 斗 radical dipper
- 田 radical rice field
- 鬼 radical ghost; demon
Words using 魁
- 首魁 (しゅかい) ringleader
- 容貌魁偉 (ようぼうかいい) (a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
- 魁偉 (かいい) brawny
- 巨魁 (きょかい) ringleader
- 魁星 (かいせい) first star of the Big Dipper
- 花魁 (おいらん) oiran
- 花魁道中 (おいらんどうちゅう) procession of oiran through a red-light district (e.g. to meet a regular client; during the Edo period)