柄 means “pattern, character, handle”

がら · gara

Also: design, build, nature

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): がら, え, つか
On'yomi (Chinese reading): ヘイ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 9 strokes

The story

Wood (木) with 丙 giving the sound へい: picture a tool's wooden handle worn smooth. Read え, 柄 is a handle, as on an umbrella; read がら it is a pattern, from a 花柄 dress to 人柄, a person's character.

Used in 柄 (gara, pattern), 人柄 (hitogara, personality), and 花柄 (hanagara, floral pattern)

柄 means “pattern, character, handle”

The story

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