# 柄 — Pattern

Frequency rank 977 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 緊 (Tense), less common than 麻 (Hemp).

- On’yomi: —
- Kun’yomi: がら
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A tree on the left and the sun on the right — a tree's bark shows sun-bleached patterns, each ring telling a story.

In words:

- 柄 え — handle,grip
- 事柄 ことがら — matter;thing;affair;circumstance
- 大柄 おおがら — large build;large pattern

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