伽
伽 — Nursing
nursing, attending, entertainer
On’yomiカ (ka)
On’yomiガ (ga)
On’yomiキャ (kya)
On’yomiギャ (gya)
Kun’yomiとぎ (togi)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 伽
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伽藍 | がらん garan | temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building |
Study notes
伽 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2323 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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