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苛 kanji: meaning “bullying”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N18 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
bullying
On'yomi
カ
Kun'yomi
いじ・める、さいな・む、いらだ・つ、からい

Picture story to remember 苛

Bullies put a flower (艹) on a classmate's desk because they can (可) get away with it, and that is bullying.

Parts in this story:可

How to write 苛: stroke order

苛 is written with 8 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 苛

Practice this kanji in the app

Review 苛 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.

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Kanji that share parts with 苛.