字
字
character, letter, word, section of village
6 strokesFrequency 485JLPT N3Grade 1
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ジ
Kun
あざあざな-な
Memory
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
character
Constituents
宀house
子child
Mnemonic Stories
A child who is grounded and stuck in the house, forced to learn his kanji (漢字) characters.
Dictionary
Common Words
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
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")
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
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.
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.
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?
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.
Kanji quiz
Master this kanji through practice
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