9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

just so, this, right, justice

Kun'yomi
  • this ②this person ③used to stress the subject of a sentence ④I
  • この
  • here ②this point ③these past ... (e.g. three years) ④the next ... (e.g. few days)
On'yomi
  • righteousness
Nanori
  • すなお
  • ただし
  • つな
  • ゆき
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

99.5%
これ 0.5%

Character Breakdown

just so, this, right
ゼ これ シ (7th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ ショ ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)

Contained In

Common Words

certainly ②right and wrong
("like this"; often the opening word of a sutra) ②ten thusnesses (in Tendai)
school motto
company policy
national policy
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References

Unicode hex code 662F
JIS X 0208 1-32-7
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2120
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2451
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2436
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3090
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13859
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1591
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1698
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 822
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1407
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1262
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1670
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 972
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 395
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c5.9
Four corner code 6080.1
De Roo Code 3870