# 灰 — ash

灰 means “ash”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: カイ (kai). Kun'yomi: はい (hai). You'll see it in words such as 灰 (hai, “ash; ashes”).

- Meaning: ash
- On'yomi: カイ (kai)
- Kun'yomi: はい (hai)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Fire & light

## How to remember 灰

Parts: 厂 cliff · 火 fire

## Words with 灰

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 灰 | はい (hai) | ash; ashes |

## Don't confuse it with

[炭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/charcoal/)

## More in the “Fire & light” set

[熱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/heat/) · [燃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/burn/) · [焼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bake/) · [照](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shine/) · [煙](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/smoke/) · [灯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lamp/) · [灰](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ash/)

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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/n2-kanji/ash/. Last updated 2026-11-01.