JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
花 means flower. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 7 strokes, read はな or か or け. It combines 艹 (grass, plant), which carries the meaning, with 化, which is there for its sound か. It appears in 花瓶 ((flower) vase) and 花見 (cherry-blossom viewing).
花 is written in 7 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
花 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花 | はな | flower |
| 花瓶 | かびん | (flower) vase |
| 花見 | はなみ | cherry-blossom viewing |
化 tends to carry the sound か. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 化 | か | change, take the form of |
| 花 | か | flower |
| 貨 | か | freight, goods |
| 靴 | か | shoes |
These use 艹 or 化 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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