Kanji

What does the kanji 字 mean?

字 means character, written letter. On'yomi ジ. Kun'yomi あざ、あざな、-な.

Quick facts
On'yomi	ジ
Kun'yomi	あざ、あざな、-な
Strokes	6
Main radical	子
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N4

字On'yomi ジKun'yomi あざ、あざな、-な

N4 · estimated, JLPT framework6 strokes

character, written letter

Memory hook

A child (子) under the house roof (宀), practising each written character — CHARACTER, LETTER.

Main radical

子child 3 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 6 strokes

1
2
3
4
5
6

Common words

字引じびきdictionary
漢字かんじkanji, Chinese characters

More words with this kanji

字じcharacter, letter; handwriting
字体じたいfont, typeface, character form
数字すうじnumeral, figure
活字かつじprinted type, print
習字しゅうじpenmanship, calligraphy practice
ローマ字ローマじRoman letters; romaji
名字みょうじsurname
英字えいじEnglish letters, Roman characters
赤字あかじdeficit, being in the red; red ink
黒字くろじprofit, being in the black
十字路じゅうじろcrossroads, intersection
当て字あてじateji (kanji used phonetically or for meaning, not standard)

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