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漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

𠮟: scold, reprove

N1 (our estimate)5 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

口 carries the meaning · 七 is drawn in

5 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

シツshitsu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 𠮟責しっせきreprimand; rebuke; reproach
  • 𠮟正しっせいpointing out errors; correction; critique

しかるshikaru · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 𠮟るしかるto scold; to chide; to rebuke

Also read シチ, カ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

成り立ち

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

Also read シチ

2 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
𠮟 scold · 七
vs叶 grant · 十
𠮟 has 七 where 叶 has 十.
In ChineseA Japanese form · Chinese writes 叱 · chì

𠮟 is a Japanese simplification. Chinese writes 叱 in both simplified and traditional script.

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

Pinyin chì 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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