褐
褐 — Brown
brown, woollen kimono
On’yomiカツ (katsu)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (13 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 褐
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 褐色 | かっしょく kasshoku | dark brown; colour of tanned skin |
| 茶褐色 | ちゃかっしょく chakasshoku | dark reddish-brown; liver color |
Study notes
褐 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2186 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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