漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
即: instant, namely
Also: as is, conform, agree, adapt
JLPT N17 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
艮 and 卩 carry the meaning
7 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ソクsoku · on'yomi · in compounds
- 即刻そっこくinstantly
- 即興そっきょうimprovised, impromptu
- 即効性そっこうせいimmediate effect
- 即座にそくざにright away
- 即死するそくしするdie instantly
- 即答するそくとうするreply immediately
- 即するそくするconform to
すなわちsunawachi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 即ちすなわちnamely
Also read つく, つける, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Someone is kneeling before a high authority! This radical represents respect, social standing, and the official stamps that mark a person's role in society.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side即 instant · 卩
vs良 goodIn ChineseSimplified, as in Japanese · traditional 卽 · jí
Japan uses the same simplified form as mainland China, 即. Taiwan and Hong Kong write 卽.
- Simplified
- 即 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 卽 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jí 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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