ChiramiN4 kanji · 7 strokes
究 means research
究
穴 a hole · 九 nine
究Memory trick
Digging a hole (穴) nine (九) times deeper: to research.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- research, study
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) きわめる kiwameru
きわめる (kiwameru) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) キュウ kyuu
キュウ (kyuu) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: ク ku
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
研究 けんきゅう · kenkyuu
research, study
Built from
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穴 Used in 13 kanji
宀 Used in 77 kanji
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What does 究 mean?
Right: 究 means research.Not quite: 究 means research.In 研究, which reading does 究 use?
Right. 研究 is read けんきゅう (kenkyuu): 究 takes キュウ, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 研究 is read けんきゅう (kenkyuu): 究 takes キュウ, its reading from Chinese.