漢字道KANJIDO

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3Junior high level10 strokesRadical
On
テツ
Kun
さとい・あきらか
Meaning
philosophy; wise

Origin

ORIGIN

口 "mouth" with 折: to speak matters apart clearly — wise, philosophy.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

テツ哲学・哲人・先哲

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 哲学てつがく

    philosophy

  • 先哲せんてつ

    ancient sage

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

哲学の本を読み始めた。

I started reading a philosophy book.

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