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KanjiJLPT N1 › 尽

尽 — Exhaust

JLPT N16 strokesSecondary school#1234 most used
exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve
On’yomiジン (jin)
On’yomiサン (san)
Kun’yomiきる (tsukiru)
Kun’yomiくす (tsukusu)
Kun’yomiかす (tsukasu)
Kun’yomi-づ (zuku)
Kun’yomi-ず (zuku)

Stroke order (6 strokes)

1 2 3 4 5 6

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

WordReadingMeaning
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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