華 : Splendor

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Components:

艹丨

splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous

On 'yomi:

カ(ka) ケ(ke)

Kun 'yomi:

はな(hana)

Nanori:

わ(wa)

Strokes:	10
Radical:	艸 (140)
Usage Rating:	1085

JLPT:	N1
old JLPT:	1
Grade:	8

Unicode:	083ef
jis208:	18-58

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華 Usage examples

硫黄華(いおうか)	flowers of sulfur, flowers of sulphur
雪華(せっか)	snowflakes
栄華の極み(えいがのきわみ)	apex of prosperity
華を去り実に就く(かをさりじつにつく)	to seek results, not show, to discard the flower for the fruit
華を持たせる(はなをもたせる)	to let someone have the credit for (a success), to let someone else carry the flowers
冷やし中華(ひやしちゅうか) 冷し中華(ひやしちゅうか)	chilled Chinese noodles
武士道の華(ぶしどうのはな)	flower of chivalry (Bushido)
妙法蓮華経(みょうほうれんげきょう)	Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma, Lotus Sutra
亜鉛華軟膏(あえんかなんこう)	zinc oxide ointment
豪華船(ごうかせん)	luxury liner
中華丼(ちゅうかどん)	bowl of rice with a chop-suey-like mixture on it
温泉華(おんせんか)	travertine
華字(かじ)	Chinese character
華字紙(かじし)	Chinese newspaper
絢爛豪華(けんらんごうか)	luxurious and gorgeous, splendid, dazzling
拈華微笑(ねんげみしょう)	heart-to-heart communication, thought transference, holding a flower and subtly smiling
華氏(かし)	degrees Fahrenheit
絢爛華麗(けんらんかれい)	luxurious and gorgeous, splendid, dazzling, magnificent
荘厳華麗(そうごんかれい)	majestic and splendid
壮大華麗(そうだいかれい)	grandiose and splendid
富貴栄華(ふうきえいが)	wealth, rank, and arrogant splendor
青華(せいか)	ceramics with a blue pattern on a white background
供華(くうげ)	offering of flowers (at shrine, grave, etc.), floral tribute
華流(ファーリュー)	influx of Chinese pop culture (into Japan)
中華そば(ちゅうかそば) 中華蕎麦(ちゅうかそば)	Chinese noodles (esp. ramen)
中華まんじゅう(ちゅうかまんじゅう) 中華饅頭(ちゅうかまんじゅう)	Chinese dumpling, Chinese steamed bun
日華事変(にっかじへん)	Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
日華戦争(ちゅうかせんそう)	Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
散り蓮華(ちりれんげ) 散蓮華(ちりれんげ)	fallen lotus petal
華金(はなキン)	TGIF, going out on Friday night, flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)