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伊 — Italy

JLPT N16 strokesSecondary school#703 most used
Italy, that one
On’yomi (i)
Kun’yomiかれ (kare)

Stroke order (6 strokes)

1 2 3 4 5 6

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Common words using 伊

WordReadingMeaning
伊達だて
date
elegance; dandyism; sophistication

i
Italy

Study notes

伊 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #703 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).

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