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哲 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「口」

道
3Junior high level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
テツてつ · tetsu
Kun
さとい・あきらかsatoi · akiraka
Meaning
philosophy; wise

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

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

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onテツてつtetsu哲学てつがく哲人てつじん先哲せんてつ

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(てつがく)の本(ほん)を読(よ)み始(はじ)めた。

I started reading a philosophy book.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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