賀

congratulations

Stroke count: 12

Readings

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JLPT level: N1 Jōyō Grade 4

Meanings

congratulationsRtK
joy

new Year's card

Radicals and components

Radical貝shell

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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add · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold · mouth (口) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 933

Compound words

celebration; congratulations

年賀ねんが

New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift

congratulatory feeling

respectful congratulations

congratulatory visitor's book

滋賀県しがけん

Shiga Prefecture (Kinki area)

滋賀縣しがけん

Shiga Prefecture (Kinki area)

賀茂茄子かもなす

Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)

敦賀市立看護大学つるがしりつかんごだいがく

Tsuruga Nursing University

敦賀女子短期大学つるがじょしたんきだいがく

Tsuruga Women's Junior College

Additional Examples

年賀状を書くのは日本の習慣である。

Writing new year's cards is a Japanese institution.tatoeba

年賀状のおかげで私達は友達や親戚の消息が分かる。

New Year's cards provide us with the opportunity to hear from friends and relatives.tatoeba

戦勝を祝う祝賀会が開かれた。

Ceremonies were held to celebrate victories.tatoeba

千賀子がいなくなって初めて彼女をどんなに好きだったかに気づいた。

It was not until Chikako left me that I realized how much I loved her.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 賀

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step