磁
磁 — Magnet
magnet, porcelain
On’yomiジ (ji)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (14 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 磁
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 磁気 | じき jiki | magnetism |
| 磁石 | じしゃく jishaku | magnet; compass |
| 陶磁器 | とうじき toujiki | ceramics; pottery and porcelain |
| 磁場 | じば jiba | magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere |
| 電磁 | でんじ denji | electromagnetic |
| 地磁気 | ちじき chijiki | geomagnetism; terrestrial magnetism |
Study notes
磁 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1686 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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