# 瓦 — roof tile

瓦 means “roof tile”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: ガ (ga). Kun'yomi: かわら (kawara). You'll see it in words such as 瓦 (kawara, “roof tile”).

- Meaning: roof tile
- On'yomi: ガ (ga)
- Kun'yomi: かわら (kawara)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Buildings & rooms 3

## Words with 瓦

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 瓦 | かわら (kawara) | roof tile |

## More in the “Buildings & rooms 3” set

[瓦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/roof-tile/) · [扉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hinged-door/) · [塀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/garden-wall/) · [桟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/jetty/) · [楼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/watchtower/) · [柵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stockade/) · [桁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beam/)

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