Keyword
ashes
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig180
Readings
はい
(59%)
かい
(38%)
ばい
(1%)
Composed of
cliff
fire
Used in kanji (2 in total)
charcoal
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Used in vocabulary (165 in total)
grey; gray; ashen
ash; ashes
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
ash; embers; complete destruction
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
ashes (of the deceased); remains from cremation
grayish white; greyish white
grey-brown; gray-brown; dun
silver gray; silver grey
(European) gray wolf (carnivore, Canis lupus lupus); grey wolf
ashes and dust
grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
little grey cells (in reference to Hercule Poirot's catchphrase); intellect; brainpower
fall of (volcanic) ash; falling ash
incinerated ash; burned ash; ash
to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)
lethal radioactive fallout; atomic dust
grayish blue; greyish blue
greenish gray; greenish grey
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
gray; grey; griseous
calcareous; chalky
wood ashes
covered with ashes; ash-covered
bamboo (tobacco) ash receptacle
cloud of ashes (caused by pouring water on a fire)
as lifeless as cold ashes
removing scum (from a broth, etc.); skimming off scum
gray cat; grey cat; ash-covered cat
ashes and earth; poor volcanic soil
straw ashes
dust and ash
ash tray; ash pit
gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
gray matter; grey matter
removing scum (from a broth, etc.); skimming off scum
coal ash; fly ash
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
ash; embers; complete destruction
area covered in volcanic ash
covered with ashes; ash-covered
ash glaze (type of fundamental glaze used in ancient times made from the ashes of raw materials such as unhulled rice, straw, oak and pine)
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
Ashes and Diamonds (film)
ash; (nutritional) mineral content
(state of) having got rid of something (e.g. bad taste)
travertine
oyster shell lime
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae spp.)
cloud of ashes (caused by pouring water on a fire)
yellow-tinted gray (grey); scum colour (color)
fuel source for a (pocket) body warmer
ash strainer; ash sieve
calcareous sinter; travertine
marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock)
thief posing as fellow traveller (traveler)
ash pan; ash tray
scouring; washing vegetables in lye
bone porcelain; bone china
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
oyster shell lime
dim; dusky; gloomy
ash strainer; ash sieve
straw ashes
ash tray; ash pit
gray seal (Halichoerus grypus); grey seal
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
scouring; washing vegetables in lye
ivory shell; cockle
eastern greylag goose (aquatic bird, Anser anser)
ash leveler (use in a brazier)
ash leveler (use in a brazier)
lime or calcium fertilizer; lime or calcium fertiliser
superphosphate of lime; calcium superphosphate
superphosphate of lime; calcium superphosphate
high official suspected of corruption
calcareous sponge (any sponge of class Calcarea)
ash scoop (tea ceremony)
ash box (used in tea ceremony)
withered trees and cold ash; (fig.) someone who is detached and free of desires; (fig.) someone who has no vitality
soda-lime-silica glass; soda-lime glass (most common type of glass)
wisteria ash (used in tea ceremony)
ash for spreading (tea ceremony)
decalcification; demineralization
Glaucophyceae (class of glaucophytes)
Glaucophyta (phylum of freshwater microscopic algae)
polyester bag for collecting volcanic ash
calx; metal residue
brown widow (Latrodectus geometricus); brown button; grey widow; brown black widow; house button spider; geometric button spider
ashless; ash-free
phosphate rock; phosphorite
heavy downpour of volcanic ash (in a short amount of time)
dark grey; dark gray
labradorite; Labrador spar
grayish blue; greyish blue; ash grey; merle
unexpected things can come from unexpected places; small things can lead to unexpectedly large consequences
Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
red phalarope; grey phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Artemisia sieversiana
brush wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)
pale grass blue (species of gossamer-winged butterfly, Pseudozizeeria maha)
Indian gray mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii); common grey mongoose
hen harrier (Circus cyaneus); northern harrier
silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus)
akumaki; traditional sweet made from glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaf and soaked in lye
akumaki; traditional sweet made from glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaf and soaked in lye
western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus); western horned tragopan
Examples (42 in total)
Illuminated by a small light, the gray earth takes on color.
Her eyes look even colder because her irises are a pale gray.
The scenery in front of my eyes also looks as if a gray layer is overlaid on it.