15 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 5th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N4
                                            substance, quality, matter, temperament
Kun'yomi
- た - ち - nature (of a person) ②nature (of something) 
- た - だ - す - to ask (about) 
- もと 
- わりふ 
On'yomi
- シ - ツ - quality ②nature ③logical quality 
- シ - チ - pawn ②pledge 
- チ 
Character Breakdown
Contained In
References
| Unicode hex code | 8CEA | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-28-33 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 4518 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 5817 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2808 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3483 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1796 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2445 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1137 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1219 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 369 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2395 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 325 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 36833 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 699 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 176 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 176 | 
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 628 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 253 | 
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 726 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 808 | 
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 359 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 238 | 
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 2.16 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1737 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1146 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 7b8.7 | 
| Four corner code | 7280.6 | 
| De Roo Code | 2661 |