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瓦 means 'tile'
Common readings
On
ガ
Additional readings
Kun ぐらむ
Notes
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Architecture buffs: don't miss this one! As the fantastic photos show, old Japanese buildings often feature striking roofs with alternating ridges and valleys of semi-cylindrical tiles, as well as elaborate decorative caps and unusual rooftop figurines. By studying 瓦 (a new Joyo kanji), you'll learn to talk about all this and so much more! You'll find out about the unexpected glamor of bricks in the Meiji era, 瓦 in words about metaphorical collapses, and this shape as a radical in several fascinating kanji.
Essay 1973 on 瓦 (roof tile; "tile" radical) tells you all about the radical in 瓶 (1747: bottle, jug, jar) and in an array of charmingly logical kokuji.
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 瓦 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 瓦 is used 42 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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かわら
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かわら
(read as がわら)
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