核
かく
kaku
JLPT N110 strokesKanjiLevel 81 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
核 is the kanji for "Core". A common reading is かく (kaku). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Core
Also : Kernel · Nucleus
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Readings
onかく/ kaku
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
10 strokes
Radicals
木亥
Example Sentences
結核は適切な治療で完治できる。
けっかくはてきせつなちりょうでかんちできる。
Tuberculosis can be completely cured with appropriate treatment.
歴史上、結核は多くの命を奪った。
れきしじょう、けっかくはおおくのいのちをうばった。
Historically, tuberculosis claimed many lives.
Vocabulary using 核
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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