知 — know, wisdom, be aware of

し知 know

U+77E5 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes Freq #205 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1223 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

know
wisdom
be aware of

word

し shi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

知(し) る shiru to know 知(し) れる shireru to become known お知(し) らせ oshirase notice 知(し) り合(あ) い shiriai acquaintance 知(し) り合(あ) う shiriau to get acquainted

ち chi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

知(ち) 識(しき) chishiki knowledge 承(しょう) 知(ち) shouchi knowledge 知(ち) 的(てき) chiteki intellectual 知(ち) 事(じ) chiji governor (of a prefecture) 知(ち) chi wisdom ご存(ぞん) 知(じ) gozonji knowing (honorific) 知(ち) 恵(え) chie wisdom 通(つう) 知(ち) tsuuchi notification 認(にん) 知(ち) ninchi recognition 知(ち) 人(じん) chijin acquaintance 愛(あい) 知(ち) aichi Aichi 高(こう) 知(ち) kouchi Kochi 告(こく) 知(ち) kokuchi notice 周(しゅう) 知(ち) shuuchi common knowledge 知(ち) 性(せい) chisei intellect

Stroke order

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