# 柄 — pattern on fabric; handle

柄 means “pattern on fabric; handle”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ヘイ (hei). Kun'yomi: がら (gara), え (e). You'll see it in words such as 柄 (gara, “pattern; design”).

- Meaning: pattern on fabric; handle
- On'yomi: ヘイ (hei)
- Kun'yomi: がら (gara), え (e)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Shapes 1

## How to remember 柄

Sounds like 丙: both read ヘイ.

Parts: 木 tree · 丙 third

## Words with 柄

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 柄 | がら (gara) | pattern; design |

## Don't confuse it with

[病](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/illness/)

## More in the “Shapes 1” set

[模](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imitate/) · [枠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frame/) · [範](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pattern/) · [柄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pattern-on-fabric/) · [膨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swell/) · [丈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/length/) · [屈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stoop/)

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