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字
字
6 strokes
Frequency: 485
JLPT N3
Grade 1

Meanings

character
letter
word
section of village

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あざ
あざな
-な

Common Words

文字
もじ
もんじ
Noun
Freq #1620
1

letter (of an alphabet); character

Examples
へー、キーボード見ないで文字打てるんだ。スゴイわねー。
Oh? You can type without looking at the keyboard. That's cool!
2

writing

字
じ
Noun
Freq #2201
1

character (esp. kanji); letter; written text

Examples
君は字がうまいね。
You write very neatly, don't you?
2

handwriting; penmanship

3

As 〜の字

the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

数字
すうじ
Noun
Freq #2727
1

numeral; digit; numeric character

Examples
数字は天文学的なものだろう。
The figure will be astronomical.
小切手の金額は数字と文字の両方で書いて下さい。
Write the amount on the check in letters as well as figures.
2

figure; number

3

a few characters

文字通り
文字どおり
もじどおり
Freq #4921
1

Adverb (fukushi)

literally; to the letter

Examples
私はおろかにもその慣用語句を文字通りの意味で解釈してしまった。
I foolishly interpreted the idiom according to its literal sense.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

literal

Examples
かわいそうにその犬は文字通りライオンに引き裂かれてしまった。
The poor dog was literally torn apart by the lion.
漢字
かんじ
Noun
Freq #7732
1

kanji; Chinese character

Examples
漢字を書くときは点やはらいに気をつけて、なるべく早くていねいに書きましょう。
When drawing kanji be careful of dots and sweeps, write as carefully and quickly as possible.
親字
おやじ
Noun
Freq #9088
1

entry kanji in a kanji dictionary

苗字
名字
みょうじ
Noun
Freq #11361
1

surname; family name; last name

Examples
あなたの名字はどうつづるのですか。
How do you spell your family name?
十字架
じゅうじか
Noun
Freq #11978
1

cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

Examples
教会は地図の上では十字架で表されている。
Churches are designated on the map with crosses.
一文字
いちもんじ
Noun
Freq #12446
1

straight line; beeline

十字
じゅうじ
Noun
Freq #13719
1

cross; cross shape

2

Christianity

sign of the cross

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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

character

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

宀 house
子 child

Mnemonic Stories

A child who is grounded and stuck in the house, forced to learn his kanji (漢字) characters.

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