Kanji

灰

灰

ashes, puckery juice, cremate

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

火部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はい

Nanori (Name Reading)

はい

Common Readings

カイ, はい

Example sentences

灰色 はいいろ
今日の空は灰色で、雨が降りそうだ。

The sky today is gray and looks like it will rain.

交ざる まざる
白と黒が交ざると、灰色になる。

When white and black are mixed, they become gray.

灰 はい
火山の噴火により、街中が灰で覆われた。

The entire city was covered in ash due to the volcanic eruption.

化す かす
その古い城は一夜にして灰と化した。

That old castle turned to ash in a single night.

灰皿 はいざら
灰皿はどこですか？

Where is the ashtray?

灰燼 かいじん
大火事で街は一夜にして灰燼に帰した。

The town was reduced to ashes overnight by a great fire.

灰汁 あく
スープを煮る時は、丁寧に灰汁をすくい取ることが大切だ。

When cooking soup, it is important to carefully skim off the scum.

石灰岩 せっかいがん
この山の洞窟は、雨水が石灰岩を少しずつ溶かしてできた。

The cave in this mountain formed as rainwater dissolved the limestone little by little.

沖永良部島 おきのえらぶしま
沖永良部島では、石灰岩の洞窟を訪れる観光客が多い。

On 沖永良部島, many tourists visit limestone caves.

Example Vocabulary

灰色

はいいろ

gray; grey; ash-colored; leaden

灰

はい

ash

灰になる

はいになる

灰皿

はいざら

ashtray

灰燼

かいじん

ashes and cinders

石灰

せっかい

灰汁

あく

lye; scum; harsh taste

灰色狼

はいいろおおかみ

遺灰

いはい

石灰岩

せっかいがん

limestone

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