知 — know, wisdom, be aware of
しる
知
know
しる
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.
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Meanings
- know
- wisdom
- be aware of
Readings
- On'yomi
- ち chi
- Kun'yomi
- し shi
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).
知
る
shiru
to know
知
れ
る
shireru
to become known
お
知
ら
せ
oshirase
notice
知
り
合
い
shiriai
acquaintance
知
り
合
う
shiriau
to get acquainted
知
ら
す
shirasu
to inform
見
知
ら
ぬ
mishiranu
unknown
知
ら
せ
shirase
notice
知
ら
せ
る
shiraseru
to notify
知
ら
ず
shirazu
not knowing
思
い
知
ら
す
omoishirasu
to make someone realize
人
見
知
り
hitomishiri
shyness
知
っ
て
の
と
お
り
shittenotoori
as you know
知
っ
て
の
通
り
shittenotoori
as you know
知
ら
な
い
う
ち
に
shiranaiuchini
before one knows it
知
ら
ん
顔
shirankao
feigned ignorance
ご
存
知
gozonji
knowing (honorific)
ち chi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
56 wordsEach dot is a word containing 知: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 18 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
や
矢
arrow
#111
くち
口
mouth
#30
Used as component in (1)
Compound ideograph (会意). 矢 (arrow) beside 口 (mouth). Arrow-straight speech — knowledge and wisdom.