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灰
ash · cinder · gray
N2On: かいKun: はい
Memory Aid
The kanji depicts a small fire (a simplified 火 element) dying out, leaving a pile of ASH. The top lines represent the scattered ash, and the bottom component (又) can be imagined as a hand sifting through it.
'Hai' — 'HI!' you exclaim, surprised to find ash on your clothing.
Vocabulary
灰皿はいざらashtray
灰色はいいろgray color
石灰せっかいlime
火山灰かざんばいvolcanic ash
Example Sentences
たばこの灰が床に落ちた。
Cigarette ash fell on the floor.
彼女は灰皿を洗っている。
She is washing the ashtray.
彼の好きな色は灰色だ。
His favorite color is gray.
壁に石灰を塗った。
I painted lime on the wall.