Kanji
N1 12 strokes Grade 8 freq #1406

ridgepole, ridge

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

tree ki

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

(hospital) ward
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation)
raising the ridgepole
south wing (of a building); south building
dormitory building; dormitory hall
suffix for building numbers
general ward (of a hospital)
campground cooking pavilion
master carpenter; master builder
closed ward; locked ward

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

ridge (of roof)
separate building; outbuilding
hipped roof; hip roof
top ridge of a roof; main ridge of a roof
hipped roof; hip roof
hip (of roof)
grass snake (Natrix natrix); ringed snake
renting a whole house; cottage rental
palliative care ward
one house; the same house

Example sentences

He has the capacity to be a future leader of the nation.