Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Action & Movement

詣: visit a temple, arrive

Also: attain

N1 (our estimate)13 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

言 carries the meaning · 旨 is drawn in

13 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ケイkei · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 参詣さんけいvisit to a temple or shrine; worship
  • 造詣ぞうけいdeep knowledge; attainments; scholarship

もうでるmouderu · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 初詣はつもうでfirst shrine visit of the New Year

Also read ゲイ, けいする, まいる, いたる, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Words flowing from the heart and into the world! The lines radiating upward show the power of the voice as it leaves the mouth.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

Also read ゲイ

4 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
詣 visit a temple · 旨
vs詢 consult with · 旬
詣 has 旨 where 詢 has 旬.
In ChineseSimplified 诣 · traditional, as in Japanese · yì

Japan keeps the traditional form 詣; mainland China simplifies it to 诣.

Simplified
诣 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
詣 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin yì 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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