活 — lively, active, living
かつ
活
lively
かつ
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.
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Meanings
- lively
- active
- living
Readings
- On'yomi
- かつ katsu
- Kun'yomi
- い i
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).
Words by frequency and grade
25 wordsEach dot is a word containing 活: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 11 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 氵 (water) gives the meaning — water sustains life. 舌 (katsu, tongue) provides the sound. Living, active.