智 — kanji meaning “wisdom”
智
wisdom, intellect, reason
- Meanings
- wisdom, intellect, reason
- On'yomi
- チ (chi)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- さと、さとし、さとる、さとい、とも、のり
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1002 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 72
- Chinese reading
- zhì — Chinese character page
Words with 智
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明智 | めいち meichi | sagacity; wisdom; intelligence |
| 上智大学 | じょうちだいがく jouchidaigaku | Sophia University |
| 上智 | じょうち jouchi | supreme wisdom |
| 智利 | チリ chiri | Chile |
| 仁智 | じんち jinchi | benevolence and wisdom |
| 佞智 | ねいち neichi | craftiness |
| 智日 | ちにち chinichi | Chile and Japan |
| 智を磨く | ちをみがく chiomigaku | to cultivate wisdom |
| 奸智 | かんち kanchi | cunning; craft; wiles |
| 益智 | やくち yakuchi | bitter seeded cardamon |
| 奴智鮫 | どちざめ dochizame | banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium) |
| 大円鏡智 | だいえんきょうち daienkyouchi | adarsa-jnana (great-perfect-mirror wisdom, wisdom clearly elucidating all things) |
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