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Meanings
- stone (of a fruit)
- pit
- pip
- core (of an organization, team, etc.)
Radicals and components
Components
How it's built核
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Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘtree (木) · wood (木) · sign of the hog · acorn · top hat (亠)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1638
On Reading Examples
この核時代にあっては、世界中どこの国だって安全ではない。かく No country under the sun is safe in this nuclear age.tatoebaAdditional Examples
He contends that nuclear weapons are necessary for national defense.tatoeba 彼の論文は核家族における幼児虐待という問題に対処しようとするものである。 His paper confronts the question of child abuse in nuclear families.tatoebaHis words pierced to the heart of the matter.tatoeba He argued that nuclear weapons were a threat to peace.tatoeba Stroke Order
10 strokes
Nucleus, core. 木 (tree) + 亥 — the hard stone inside a fruit. 核心 — the core.
Practice Writing
Practice Writing 核
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