King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

知 — kanji meaning “know”

know, wisdom

Meanings
know, wisdom
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Name readings
Strokes
8
School grade
2
JLPT (old scale)
Level 3
Newspaper frequency
#205 of 2,500
Classical radical
111
Chinese reading
zhī, zhì — Chinese character page

Words with 知

WordReadingMeaning
しる shiruto know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of)
ちしき chishikiknowledge; information
ごぞんじ gozonjiknowing; being aware (of)
ちじ chijiprefectural governor
しりあい shiriaiacquaintance
つうち tsuuchinotice; notification; report
ちてき chitekiintellectual
ちじん chijinfriend; acquaintance
ちえ chiewisdom; wit; sagacity
しょうち shouchiknowledge; awareness
ちのう chinouintelligence; intellect; brains
みち michinot yet known; unknown; strange

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