Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter

    我々は生活のかてを得るために働く。
    We work for our living.

Also written 生活のかて【せいかつのかて】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

life, genuine, birth

Kun
い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う
On
セイショウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
29 of 2500
Radical
life
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいおいぎゅうくるみごせじょうすぎそうちるなばにうにゅうもうよいりゅう

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
0a5.29The Kanji Dictionary
2510.0Four corner code
2472deroo
751fUnicode hex code
1-32-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2991Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3715New Nelson (John Haig)
3497New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4309Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2179Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2933Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1555Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1675Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
29A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
214Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
67Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21670Morohashi
42A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
44Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34sakade
71Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
44henshall3
43Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
9crowley
49Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
1327Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1569Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sheng1Pinyin reading
saengKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lively, resuscitation, being helped, living

Kun
い.きるい.かすい.ける
On
カツ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
171 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3a6.16The Kanji Dictionary
3216.4Four corner code
377deroo
6d3bUnicode hex code
1-19-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2552Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3132New Nelson (John Haig)
385New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
460Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
285Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
345Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
143Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
154Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
203A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
819Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
198Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17423Morohashi
244A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
237Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
237Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
174sakade
681Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
99henshall3
172Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
132crowley
517Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.10busy_people
1185Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
145Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
huo2Pinyin reading
hwal, gwalKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

provisions, food, bread

Kun
かて
On
リョウロウ
Strokes
18
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1354 of 2500
Radical
rice
WaniKani
Level 52

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-6-12SKIP code
6b12.1The Kanji Dictionary
9691.4Four corner code
1072deroo
7ce7Unicode hex code
1-46-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3490Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4426New Nelson (John Haig)
1421New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1800Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
957Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1294Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
926Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
995Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1375A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1552Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27132Morohashi
1912A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1704Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1820Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1616Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1900Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1282Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1502Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
935Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
liang2Pinyin reading
ryangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
52WaniKani level