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JLPT N1 · 17 strokes

The kanji 霞 — “haze (spring)”

霞 means haze (spring) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 17 strokes and uses the rain radical (雨).

Stroke order · 17 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): カ、ゲ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): かすみ、かす(む)
Radical: 雨 · rain
Strokes: 17

How to remember 霞

A thin veil of rain (雨) — haze. 霞 — the spring day's haze; 霞ヶ関 also refers to the government district!

Example words with 霞

Kun'yomi readings

霞かすみhaze; Kasumi (name)

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