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核 — nucleus; core

核 means “nucleus; core”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: カク (kaku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 核 (kaku, “nucleus; fruit stone”).

核
Stroke order of 核
Meaning
nucleus; core
On'yomi
カク (kaku)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N1 · set Metal, stone & materials 1

How to remember 核

Parts: 木 tree · 亥 boar sign

Words with 核

WordReadingMeaning
核かく kaku onnucleus; fruit stone

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