Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Action & Movement

諮: consult with

JLPT N116 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

言 carries the meaning · 咨 gives the sound

16 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

シshi · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 諮問しもんconsultation; question; enquiry
  • 諮詢しじゅんquestion; enquiry; inquiry

はかるhakaru · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 諮るはかるto consult with; to discuss; to confer

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

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
諮 consult with · 咨
vs説 opinion · 兌
諮 has 咨 where 説 has 兌.
In ChineseSimplified 咨 · traditional, as in Japanese · zī

Japan keeps the traditional form 諮; mainland China simplifies it to 咨.

Simplified
咨 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
諮 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin zī 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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