ChiramiN4 kanji · 8 strokes
知 means know
知
矢 arrow · 口 mouth
知Memory trick
Words (口) that fly as straight as an arrow (矢): to know.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- know, wisdom
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) しる shiru
しる (shiru) 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.
Other Japanese readings: しらせる shiraseru
From Chinese (onyomi) チ chi
チ (chi) 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
知る しる · shiru
to know, to be aware
Built from
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矢 Used in 21 kanji
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What does 知 mean?
Right: 知 means know.Not quite: 知 means know.In 知る, which reading does 知 use?
Right. 知る is read しる (shiru): 知 takes し, its Japanese reading, with る after it.Not quite. 知る is read しる (shiru): 知 takes し, its Japanese reading, with る after it.