N4 kanji · 18 strokes
題 means topic, title
題
是 right · 頁 head
題Memory trick
The right (是) heading (頁) for it: topic, title.
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Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- topic, subject
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 18
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
From Chinese (onyomi) ダイ dai
ダイ (dai) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
問題 もんだい · mondai
question, problem
Built from
- 日 sun, day
- 疋 leg
- 頁 head
- 貝 shell, money
- 目 eye
- 八 eight, split apart
Tap a part to see the N5 and N4 kanji that use it.
頁 Used in 25 kanji
See all 3 at N5 and N4目 Used in 136 kanji
See all 14 at N5 and N4Quick check
What does 題 mean?
Right: 題 means topic, title.Not quite: 題 means topic, title.In 問題, 題 is read だい. Which kind of reading is that?
Right. 問題 is read もんだい (mondai): 題 takes ダイ, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 題 has.Not quite. 問題 is read もんだい (mondai): 題 takes ダイ, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 題 has.