What is the Kanji for "Core", "Nucleus", and "Nuclear"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Core", "Nucleus", and "Nuclear", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Core", "Nucleus", and "Nuclear" is "核".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Kaku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "木" means "Tree" and "Wood" and can be read as "Boku", "Ki", "Moku", and "Ko". And The component "亥" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "核" mean in japanese?

"核" means "Core", "Nucleus", and "Nuclear".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

核: "Nucleus". The Japanese noun '核 (かく)' means 'nucleus'. This word refers to the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its functioning and activity. It can refer to the core of an atom, the central section of a cell, or the central driving force behind a political or social movement. For example: The nucleus of the atom - (原子の核). Nuclear power - (核エネルギー).

結核: "Tuberculosis". The Japanese noun '結核 (けっかく)' refers to the infectious disease tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is a serious bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs, but can also spread to other parts of the body. It is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria and is typically transmitted through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Tuberculosis was once one of the leading causes of death worldwide but modern treatments have helped control the disease. For example: He was diagnosed with tuberculosis - (彼は結核と診断された).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.