題
題 — Topic
topic, subject
On’yomiダイ (dai)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (18 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 題
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 課題 | かだい kadai | subject; theme; issue |
| 問題 | もんだい mondai | question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political) |
| 話題 | わだい wadai | topic; subject; much talked about |
| 問題点 | もんだいてん mondaiten | the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue |
| 議題 | ぎだい gidai | topic of discussion; agenda |
| 題材 | だいざい daizai | subject; theme |
Study notes
題 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #96 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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