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知 — know, wisdom, be aware of

しる知 know

Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes mind communication

U+77E5 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #205 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1223 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

know
wisdom
be aware of

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し・じ shi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

知(し) る shiru to know 知(し) れる shireru to become known お知(し) らせ oshirase notice 知(し) り合(あ) い shiriai acquaintance 知(し) り合(あ) う shiriau to get acquainted 知(し) らす shirasu to inform 見(み) 知(し) らぬ mishiranu unknown 知(し) らせ shirase notice

ち chi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

知(ち) chi wisdom 通(つう) 知(ち) tsuuchi notification 知(ち) 人(じん) chijin acquaintance 高(こう) 知(ち) kouchi Kochi 知(ち) 見(けん) chiken knowledge 知(ち) 事(じ) chiji governor (of a prefecture) 県(けん) 知(ち) 事(じ) kenchiji prefectural governor 知(ち) 名(めい) 度(ど) chimeido name recognition

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Components

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や矢 arrow #111

くち口 mouth #30

Used as component in (1)

ち痴 stupid

Compound ideograph (会意). 矢 (arrow) beside 口 (mouth). Arrow-straight speech — knowledge and wisdom.

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#111 矢 arrow

知 — know, wisdom, be aware of

Meanings

word

し・じ shi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ち chi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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知 — know, wisdom, be aware of

Meanings

word

し ・じ shi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ち chi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (1)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

し・じ shi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).