Kanji

What does the kanji 貴 mean?

貴 means precious, valuable; noble, revered. On'yomi キ. Kun'yomi たっと.い、とうと.い、たっと.ぶ、とうと.ぶ.

Quick facts
On'yomiキ
Kun'yomiたっと.い、とうと.い、たっと.ぶ、とうと.ぶ
Strokes12
Main radical貝
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi キKun'yomi たっと.い、とうと.い、たっと.ぶ、とうと.ぶ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework12 strokes

precious, valuable; noble, revered

Memory hook

Money (貝) held up high above the line — PRECIOUS, NOBLE, YOUR.

Stroke order · 12 strokes

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Common words

  • 貴いとうといprecious, noble
  • 貴族きぞくnobility, aristocrat
  • 貴重きちょうprecious, valuable

More words with this kanji

  • 貴社きしゃyour company (formal, in business correspondence)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.