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核

nucleus
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingカク
JōyōGrade 8
  1. stone (of a fruit)
  2. pit
  3. pip
  4. core (of an organization, team, etc.)

Popular Usage

結核

Radicals and components

Radical木treeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

tree (木) · wood (木) · sign of the hog · acorn · top hat (亠)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1638

Compound words

結核けっかく
tuberculosis; TB; concretion
核酸かくさん
nucleic acid
核心かくしん
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
中核ちゅうかく
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
核家族かくかぞく
nuclear family
核実験かくじっけん
nuclear (bomb) test
核弾頭かくだんとう
nuclear warhead
核燃料かくねんりょう
nuclear fuel
核武装かくぶそう
nuclear arms
核分裂かくぶんれつ
nuclear fission; karyokinesis (division of a cell nucleus during mitosis or meiosis)
核兵器かくへいき
nuclear weapon
核融合かくゆうごう
nuclear fusion
原子核げんしかく
nucleus; atomic nucleus
肺結核はいけっかく
pulmonary tuberculosis

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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