刈る （かる） to cut (grass, hair, etc.), to mow, to clip, to trim, to prune, to shear, to reap, to harvest
刈萱 （かるかや） Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass), Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass), thatching grass, thatching sedge
Kanji
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1738 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 4
Meaning: reap, cut, clip, trim, prune
Kunyomi: か.る
Onyomi: ガイ カイ
Composition: 乂 刂
刈
Radical
Radical: 刀
Meaning: knife, sword
刀
Examples
Onyomi Examples
刈除 （ガイジョ） removal, cut off, mowing
刈除 （ガイジョ） removal, cut off, mowing
Kunyomi Examples
刈る （かる） to cut (grass, hair, etc.), to mow, to clip, to trim, to prune, to shear, to reap, to harvest
刈萱 （かるかや） Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass), Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass), thatching grass, thatching sedge