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識 — 19 strokes ／ Radical「言」

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6Elementary year 5 ／ 19 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
シキしき · shiki
Kun
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Meaning
knowledge; to discern

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

言 "speech" plus 戠 "to mark"; telling things apart by naming them — hence "knowledge, to discern."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシキしきshiki識別しきべつ意識いしき知識ちしき

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 知識ちしき

    knowledge

  • 常識じょうしき

    common sense

More words with this kanji

  • 標識ひょうしき

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

本(ほん)を読(よ)んで知識(ちしき)を広(ひろ)げる。

I broaden my knowledge by reading books.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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