# 灰 — Ash

Frequency rank 1538 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 膜 (Membrane), less common than 澄 (Lucidity).

- On’yomi: かい
- Kun’yomi: はい
- Radical: 火 Fire (Kangxi 86)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

A cliff on the left has fire at its base on the right -- fire burning at the base of a cliff leaves nothing but gray ash.

In words:

- 灰皿 はいざら — ashtray
- 灰 はい — ash
- 灰色 はいいろ — grey,gray,ashen

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