滋
滋 — Nourishing
nourishing, more & more, be luxuriant, planting, turbidity
On’yomiジ (ji)
On’yomiシ (shi)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (12 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 滋
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滋養 | じよう jiyou | nourishment; nutrition |
Study notes
滋 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1563 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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