What does kanji 哲 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 哲 is philosophy.

How is kanji 哲 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 哲 are さとい, あきらか; the onyomi readings are テツ.

What is the main radical of kanji 哲?

The main radical for kanji 哲 is 口.

What words use kanji 哲?

Example words that use kanji 哲 include 哲学, 哲人, 哲学的, 哲.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

哲

Meaning

Kanji 哲

philosophy

philosophy, clear

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: さといあきらか
Onyomi 音読み: テツ
Nanori 名乗り: あきあきらさとさとしさとるてってつんのりよし

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1093
Strokes: 10
Radical: 口
Components: 口 • 扎 • 斤
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 逝 • 折 • 浙 • 哳 • 娎 • 乴 • 狾

Related vocabulary

Showing 34 common entries

Showing 34 of 72 entries that include this kanji.

哲学

てつがく

philosophy

哲人

てつじん

wise man

哲学的

てつがくてき

philosophical

哲

てつ

sagacity

哲学史

てつがくし

history of philosophy

哲学者

てつがくしゃ

philosopher

哲学者の石

てつがくしゃのいし

philosopher's stone

哲学書

てつがくしょ

philosophy book

哲学的人間学

てつがくてきにんげんがく

philosophical anthropology

哲学博士

てつがくはかせ

doctor of philosophy

哲理

てつり

philosophic principles

変哲

へんてつ

something unusual

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

哲学はとても難しい。

philosophy is very difficult.

彼は有名な哲学者だ。

he is a famous philosopher.

私は自分の人生哲学を持っている。

i have my own philosophy of life.

大学で宗教と哲学を研究する。

study religion and philosophy at university.

それは変哲もないただの石だ。

it is just an ordinary, unremarkable stone.

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