Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

智: wisdom, intellect

Also: reason

JLPT N112 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

日 carries the meaning · 知 is drawn in

12 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

チchi · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 智ちwisdom
  • 上智じょうちsupreme wisdom
  • 仁智じんちbenevolence and wisdom

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“The life-giving sun in the sky! This simple box was once a perfect circle, representing the regular rising and setting of the sun that marks the rhythm of our lives.”
More in the 日 sun story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
知

Also built on know (知)

日

Also built on sun (日)

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Also read チ

15 kanji share this on'yomiAll 15

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
智 wisdom · 日
vs痴 stupid · 疒
智 has 日 where 痴 has 疒.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhì

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

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

Pinyin zhì 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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