之 — kanji meaning “of”
之
of, this
- Meanings
- of, this
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- の、これ、ゆく、この
- Name readings
- ゆき、いたる、あき、つな、ゆみ、くに
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1318 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 4
- Chinese reading
- zhī — Chinese character page
Words with 之
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 之繞 | しんにょう shinnyou | kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162) |
| 隠熊之実 | かくれくまのみ kakurekumanomi | Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) |
| 須佐之男 | すさのお susanoo | Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto |
| 加之 | しかのみならず shikanominarazu | not only ... but also; also |
| 美之主貝 | びのすがい binosugai | Mercenaria stimpsoni (species of Venus clam) |
| 長之助草 | ちょうのすけそう chounosukesou | mountain avens (Dryas octopetala); eightpetal mountain-avens; white dryas |
| 匪石之心 | ひせきのこころ hisekinokokoro | steadfastness; firmness in one's conviction; having a heart that does not change as easily as a stone rolls about |
| 之字運動 | のじうんどう nojiundou | zig-zag motion (esp. warship) |
| 燃犀之明 | ねんさいのめい nensainomei | extraordinary perceptiveness; sharp insight |
| 管鮑之交 | かんぽうのまじわり kanpounomajiwari | inseparable friendship |
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