Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Time & Sequence

且: moreover, also

Also: furthermore

JLPT N15 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

一 carries the meaning · 月 is drawn in

5 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

かつkatsu · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 且つかつand; moreover; besides
  • 尚且つなおかつbesides; furthermore; on top of that

Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.

  • 且又かつまたbesides; furthermore; moreover

Also read ショ, ソ, ショウ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Everything begins with one. This radical is the first strike of the brush that defines the horizon, the first step of a long journey, and the very foundation of the mathematical world.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

且 gives its sound to

The family reading is ソ (so). Sound parts: KanjiVG.

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
且 moreover · 月
vs旦 daybreak · 日
且 has 月 where 旦 has 日.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · qiě

Same form: 且 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
且 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
且 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin qiě most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

One click tells us. No sign-up.