字 character

Also: letter

On'yomi
ジ
Kun'yomi
あざ
Strokes
6
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 1

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
字 is written in 6 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A child sits under the roof of the house practicing, filling page after page with one character after another.

A common word

  • 漢字 かんじ kanji

Example sentences

  • このじはよめません。

    I can't read this character.

  • いもうとはじがとてもきれいです。

    My little sister's handwriting is very pretty.

Kanji that share a part

宀 is its radical. 44 kanji share it in all.

子 is a component. 12 kanji share it in all.

  • 学 study
  • 存 exist
  • 好 fond N3
  • 季 seasons N2
  • 孤 orphan N2
  • 厚 thick N2
  • 孫 grandchild N2
  • 孔 hole N1