Kanji

呵

呵

scold, blow on, reprove

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かす, しかる, わらう

Example sentences

啖呵 たんか
彼 は 威勢 よく 啖呵 を 切って 、 その場 を 立ち去った 。

He spoke cuttingly and then left the place.

一気呵成 いっきかせい
彼 は 長編 小説 を 一気呵成 に 書き上げた 。

He wrote the long novel in one go.

呵責 かしゃく
彼 は 良心 の 呵責 に 苦しんだ

He suffered from pangs of conscience.

良心 りょうしん
彼 は 良心 の 呵責 に 苛まれている 。

He is tormented by the pangs of conscience.

Example Vocabulary

啖呵を切る

たんかをきる

良心の呵責

りょうしんのかしゃく

啖呵

たんか

sharp words; cutting remarks; flowery language (of a merchant)

一気呵成

いっきかせい

in one go; without a break; at a stretch

呵責

かしゃく

remorse, pangs of conscience

呵々

かか

呵々大笑

かかたいしょう

呵

しかり

呵呵

かか

啖呵をきる

たんかをきる

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