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JLPT N1 · 7 strokes

The kanji 伽 — “attendance; fairy-tale companionship”

伽 means attendance; fairy-tale companionship and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 7 strokes and uses the person (side) radical (亻).

Stroke order · 7 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): カ、ガ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): とぎ
Radical: 亻 · person (side)
Strokes: 7

How to remember 伽

Keeping someone company by telling stories — the origin of お伽話 (fairy tale)! The kanji of bedtime stories.

Example words with 伽

Kun'yomi readings

お伽話おとぎばなしfairy tale

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