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Kanji Detail for 磁 - "magnet, porcelain"

磁

  • Meaning

    磁 means "magnet, porcelain." Also associated with ceramic.

    1. Magnet - A material that attracts iron.

    2. Porcelain - Fine ceramic ware; china.

    3. Magnetic - Having attractive force.

  • Words using 磁

    • 磁気 じき Listen magnetism
    • 磁石 じしゃく Listen magnet; compass
    • 陶磁器 とうじき Listen ceramics; pottery and porcelain
    • 磁場 じば Listen magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere

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    • Verified meaning: magnet, porcelain
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: ceramic

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    magnet; porcelain

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    magnetic; magnetism; porcelain

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    magnetic; magnetism; porcelain

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    magnetic; porcelain

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    磁石 (magnetite). Colloquially called 吸鐵石 (magnet). A type of mineral. Contains magnetic force inside. Made into a needle, it constantly points north-south. Hence compasses often use it. Using a steel needle rubbed with magnetite has the same function. | Colloquially borrowed as the character 瓷 for ceramics.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ji(ジ) ジ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    石 (ishi・ishihen)

  • Related Keywords

    magnet porcelain ceramic magnetic attraction compass field force ferrous iron lodestone polarity china

Sentences including 磁

  • Compass needles point to the north.

  • A magnet attracts iron.

  • This is a horseshoe magnet.

  • Magnetic force drives the mechanism.

  • The magnets on their heads were responsible for that.

  • Magnetic force drives the mechanism.

  • Earth is like a big magnet.

  • An electric current can generate magnetism.

  • She has something of a magnetic force.

  • So there is a magnetic field around earth.

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