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隗 Kanji meaning "high, steep"

Jiten frequency #4410Kanken Level 1TMW TMW Owner13 strokes

Meanings

high, steep

On'yomi

カイ

Kun'yomi

けわ.しい

Composed of

⻖hillradical
鬼ghost

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

隗(かい)より始(はじ)めよstart with the first step#180259まず隗(かい)より始(はじ)めよstart with the first step#261480先(ま)ず隗(かい)より始(はじ)めよstart with the first step#270317郭隗(かくかい)Kakukai#273815

Most common words using this kanji

隗(かい)より始(はじ)めよstart with the first step#180259まず隗(かい)より始(はじ)めよstart with the first step#261480先(ま)ず隗(かい)より始(はじ)めよstart with the first step#270317郭隗(かくかい)Kakukai#273815
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