漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
剤: dose, medicine
Also: drug
JLPT N110 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
刂 carries the meaning · 斉 gives the sound
10 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ザイzai · on'yomi · in compounds
- 洗剤せんざいdetergent; cleanser; cleaning agent
- 薬剤やくざいmedicine; drug
- 殺虫剤さっちゅうざいinsecticide; pesticide
- 薬剤師やくざいしpharmacist; chemist
- 覚醒剤かくせいざいstimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like…
- 洗浄剤せんじょうざいdetergent; cleanser; cleaning agent
- 合成洗剤ごうせいせんざいsynthetic detergent
Also read スイ, セイ, かる, けずる, 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
“Slice through it! This "standing knife" radical is all about precision and force.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
斉
Also built on adjusted (斉)
剤 takes the 斉 family's reading, サイ (sai).
Also read ザイ
4 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side剤 dose · 刂
vs済 settle (debt, etc.) · 氵In ChineseSimplified 剂 · traditional 劑 · jì
Three different forms: Japanese 剤, simplified 剂, traditional 劑.
- Simplified
- 剂 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 劑 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jì most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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