度
度 — Degrees
degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude
On’yomiド (do)
On’yomiト (to)
On’yomiタク (taku)
Kun’yomiたび (tabi)
Kun’yomi-たい (tai)
Stroke order (9 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 度
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制度 | せいど seido | system; institution; organization |
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now; next time |
| 態度 | たいど taido | attitude; manner; behaviour |
| 何度 | なんど nando | how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.) |
| 前年度 | ぜんねんど zennendo | preceding fiscal year |
Study notes
度 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #110 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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