儀
儀 — Ceremony
ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter
On’yomiギ (gi)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 儀
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 葬儀 | そうぎ sougi | funeral; funeral service |
| 余儀ない | よぎない yoginai | unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control |
| 余儀なく | よぎなく yoginaku | unavoidably; necessarily; inevitably |
| 儀式 | ぎしき gishiki | ceremony; rite; ritual |
| 儀 | ぎ gi | ceremony; matter; affair |
| 儀礼 | ぎれい girei | courtesy; etiquette; formality |
Study notes
儀 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #739 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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