Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

2280 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: rice gruel

Kunyomi: かゆ かい ひさ.ぐ

Onyomi: イク シュク ジュク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: rice

Examples

Onyomi Examples

カユ thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel, congee, breakfast (in Zen temples)

ジュクジョウ arthero-, atheromatous, gruel-like, porridge-like

状硬化 ジュクジョウコウカ atherosclerosis, atherosclerotic

ビジュク chyme

Kunyomi Examples

かゆ thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel, congee, breakfast (in Zen temples)

かゆうら rice porridge divination, harvest divination carried out during Koshōgatsu

しらがゆ unflavored rice porridge, rice porridge made of only white rice and water

かゆ thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel, congee, breakfast (in Zen temples)