8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

know, wisdom

Kun'yomi
  • to know ②to sense ③to understand ④to remember
  • to notify
On'yomi
  • wisdom ②jnana (higher knowledge)
Nanori
  • さと
  • さとる
  • しり
  • しれ
  • とも
  • のり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

らせる 81.0%
19.0%
しり 0.0%
しれ 0.0%
とも 0.0%

Character Breakdown

know, wisdom
し.る チ しり (2nd, N4)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

to know ②to sense ③to understand ④to remember
to become known ②to be known ③to clearly not amount to much ④to be evident
being unknown ②ignorance
wisdom ②jnana (higher knowledge)
knowing ②(an) acquaintance
to get to know each other
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References

Unicode hex code 77E5
JIS X 0208 1-35-46
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3169
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3978
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1127
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1446
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 768
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 636
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 23935
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 169
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 214
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 214
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 112
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 229
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 186
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 160
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 73
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 143
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.18
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1394
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1231
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d5.14
Four corner code 8640.0
De Roo Code 2377