哲 — kanji meaning “philosophy”
哲
philosophy, clear
- Meanings
- philosophy, clear
- On'yomi
- テツ (tetsu)
- Kun'yomi
- さとい、あきらか
- Name readings
- あき、あきら、さと、さとし、さとる、てっ
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1093 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- zhé — Chinese character page
Words with 哲
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哲学 | てつがく tetsugaku | philosophy |
| 哲人 | てつじん tetsujin | wise man; philosopher; sage |
| 変哲 | へんてつ hentetsu | something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary |
| 哲学的 | てつがくてき tetsugakuteki | philosophical |
| 哲理 | てつり tetsuri | philosophic principles; philosophy |
| 聖哲 | せいてつ seitetsu | wise man |
| 賢哲 | けんてつ kentetsu | wise man |
| 人生哲学 | じんせいてつがく jinseitetsugaku | philosophy of life |
| 先哲 | せんてつ sentetsu | ancient wise men |
| 前哲 | ぜんてつ zentetsu | former men of wisdom and virtue |
| 哲学者 | てつがくしゃ tetsugakusha | philosopher |
| 歴史哲学 | れきしてつがく rekishitetsugaku | historical philosophy |
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