What does kanji 識 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 識 is discriminating.

How is kanji 識 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 識 are し.る, しる.す; the onyomi readings are シキ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 識?

Kanji 識 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 識?

The main radical for kanji 識 is 言.

What words use kanji 識?

Example words that use kanji 識 include 記す, 知る, 識別, 識見.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 6

識

Meaning

Kanji 識

discriminating

discriminating, know, write

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: し.るしる.す
Onyomi 音読み: シキ
Nanori 名乗り: さとさとる

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #496
Strokes: 19
Radical: 言
Components: 戈 • 日 • 立 • 言 • 音
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: 職 • 織 • 軄 • 蟙 • 旘 • 戠 • 幟

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 284 entries that include this kanji.

記す

しるす

to remember

知る

しる

to get acquainted with (a person)

識別

しきべつ

discrimination

識見

しきけん

views

識者

しきしゃ

well-informed person

識字率

しきじりつ

literacy rate

式神

しきがみ

form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)

識

しき

acquaintanceship

識語

しきご

preface

識字

しきじ

literacy

識字教育

しきじきょういく

literacy education

識者評論

しきしゃひょうろん

a word from the wise

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は自分の弱点をよく意識している。

He is very aware of his own weaknesses.

顔写真で本人を識別できますか。

Can you identify the person from the facial photo?

その町の歴史について少し知識がある。

I have some knowledge of that town's history.

彼女の見識には学ぶところが多い。

There is a lot to learn from her insight.

常識だけでは答えが出ないこともある。

Sometimes common sense alone is not enough to find the answer.