汽
汽 — Vapor
vapor, steam
On’yomiキ (ki)
Kun’yomi—
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 汽
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汽車 | きしゃ kisha | steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train |
| 汽船 | きせん kisen | steamship; steamboat; steamer |
| 汽笛 | きてき kiteki | steam whistle |
Study notes
汽 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #2020 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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