是
是 — Just so
just so, this, right, justice
On’yomiゼ (ze)
On’yomiシ (shi)
Kun’yomiこれ (kore)
Kun’yomiこの (kono)
Kun’yomiここ (koko)
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 是
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 是正 | ぜせい zesei | correction; revision; redressing |
| 是非 | ぜひ zehi | certainly; without fail; right and wrong |
| 国是 | こくぜ kokuze | national policy |
| 是非とも | ぜひとも zehitomo | by all means; at all costs; absolutely |
| 是非是非 | ぜひぜひ zehizehi | certainly; by all means |
| 党是 | とうぜ touze | party platform; party principles |
Study notes
是 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1045 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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