丁 — 2 strokes ／ Radical「一」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 2 strokes ／ Radical「一」
- On
- チョウ・テイ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- block (town), counter
Origin
A picture of the head of a nail seen from above. Later it came to mean town blocks and a counter for things.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| チョウ | 丁数・落丁・二丁目 |
|---|---|
| テイ | 丁字路・甲乙丙丁 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 丁目ちょうめ
district number
- 包丁ほうちょう
kitchen knife
Example
二丁目に すんで います。
I live in the second district.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)