尽
尽 — Exhaust
exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve
On’yomiジン (jin)
On’yomiサン (san)
Kun’yomiつきる (tsukiru)
Kun’yomiつくす (tsukusu)
Kun’yomiつかす (tsukasu)
Kun’yomi-づく (zuku)
Kun’yomi-ずく (zuku)
Stroke order (6 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 尽
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尽きる | つきる tsukiru | to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted |
| 尽くす | つくす tsukusu | to use up; to exhaust; to run out of |
| 理不尽 | りふじん rifujin | unreasonable; irrational; outrageous |
| 尽力 | じんりょく jinryoku | efforts; exertion; endeavour |
| 論じ尽くす | ろんじつくす ronjitsukusu | to discuss fully; to discuss from every angle; to deal exhaustively with (an issue) |
| 出尽くす | でつくす detsukusu | to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully |
Study notes
尽 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1234 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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