核

Kanji
核
Level
N1
Meaning
nucleus, core
On'yomi
カク
Strokes
10
Common compounds

核心 (かくしん) core, heart of matter 核兵器 (かくへいき) nuclear weapons 原子核 (げんしかく) atomic nucleus

Memory hook

A tree's (木) fruit pit contains the hard core (亥).

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