# 華 — splendour; flower

華 means “splendour; flower”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: カ (ka), ケ (ke). Kun'yomi: はな (hana). You'll see it in words such as 華やか (hanayaka, “bright and beautiful; gorgeous”).

- Meaning: splendour; flower
- On'yomi: カ (ka), ケ (ke)
- Kun'yomi: はな (hana)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 1

## Words with 華

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 華やか | はなやか (hanayaka) | bright and beautiful; gorgeous |
| 華々しい | はなばなしい (hanabanashii) | brilliant; splendid |
| 華やぐ | はなやぐ (hanayagu) | to become brilliant; to become cheerful |

## Don't confuse it with

[亜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/asia/) · [垂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hang-down/) · [曹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sergeant/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 1” set

[藤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wisteria/) · [幹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tree-trunk/) · [松](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pine/) · [樹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/living-tree/) · [稲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rice-plant/) · [芝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lawn/) · [華](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/splendour/) · [杉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/japanese-cedar/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/splendour/. Last updated 2026-11-01.