What does the kanji 柄 mean?

design, pattern, build, nature, character

How is the kanji 柄 read?

ヘイ (Hei); がら (Gara); え (E); つか (Tsuka)

柄

Garaがら

design

Heiへい

Examples

国柄くにがらnational character

人柄ひとがらpersonality

柄 (Gara) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “design, pattern, build”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 9 strokes.