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What is the Kanji for "Scorch", "Fret", and "Char"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Scorch", "Fret", and "Char", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Scorch", "Fret", and "Char" is "".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Ko" and "Ase".

Its onyomi reading is "Shou".

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 "火" means "Fire" and can be read as "Hi", "Ka", and "Ho". And The radical "隹" means "Bird" .

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

What does the kanji "" mean in japanese?

"" means "Scorch", "Fret", and "Char".

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

Here are some words that use this kanji:

焦げる: "Burn" or "Char". The Japanese verb '焦げる (こげる)' means 'to burn' or 'to char'. It is used to describe the process of something burning or becoming charred, often due to excessive heat or exposure to fire. For example: The bread was burned - (パンが焦げた). The steak became charred on the outside - (ステーキの外側が焦げた).

焦る: "Hurry". The Japanese verb '焦る (あせる)' means 'to hurry'. This verb is used to describe a state of feeling rushed, anxious or impatient. It can be used to indicate that someone is in a hurry or is feeling stressed due to time constraints. For example: I'm in a hurry - (今焦っている). Don't hurry - (焦らないで).

焦点: "Focus". The Japanese noun '焦点 (しょうてん)' means 'focus'. It refers to the point at which light or other radiation converges or from which it appears to diverge, the central point of attention or interest, or the area of greatest intensity or concentration. For example: The camera is out of focus - (カメラが焦点がずれている). The discussion focused on the company's financial problems - (議論は会社の財務問題に焦点が当てられた).

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 "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "あ" is read as "a". And The hiragana "せ" is read as "se".

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.