活 — lively, active, living
かつ
活
lively
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
U+6D3B
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #171
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #143
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- lively
- active
- living
word
かつ katsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
い i Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
かっ ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 氵 (water) gives the meaning — water sustains life. 舌 (katsu, tongue) provides the sound. Living, active.