汽
steam
JLPT N1 Grade 2 7 strokes
- On'yomi
- キ
- Radical
- 氵 · water (water (left-side radical))
汽 means "steam". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 7 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is キ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 2.
Stroke order & writing
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汽 in example sentences
、がた。 A, kisha ga kita.
Here comes the train!
にた。 Kisha ni maniatta.
I got there in time for the train.
Watashi wa basu yori kisha ga suki desu.
I like trains better than buses.
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.
Words that use 汽
More 氵 (water) kanji
Common questions
- What does the kanji 汽 mean?
- 汽 means "steam". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
- How many strokes does 汽 have?
- 汽 is written in 7 strokes.
- How is 汽 read?
- Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is キ.
- What JLPT level is 汽?
- 汽 is a JLPT N1 kanji.