只
只 — Only
only, free, in addition
On’yomiシ (shi)
Kun’yomiただ (tada)
Stroke order (5 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 只
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 只今 | ただいま tadaima | I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me! |
Study notes
只 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2288 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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