誌
誌 — Document
document, records
On’yomiシ (shi)
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 誌
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雑誌 | ざっし zasshi | magazine; journal; periodical |
| 誌 | し shi | magazine; journal |
| 週刊誌 | しゅうかんし shuukanshi | weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal |
| 日誌 | にっし nisshi | journal; log |
| 学会誌 | がっかいし gakkaishi | academic journal |
| 誌面 | しめん shimen | page of a magazine |
Study notes
誌 is a JLPT N2 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 #851 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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