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Kanji Detail for 之 - "this, possessive particle"

之

  • Meaning

    之 means "this, possessive particle." Also associated with to go.

    1. This - That; pointing to a person, thing, or matter.

    2. To go - To proceed; to reach.

    3. Possessive particle - Indicating subject relationship.

  • Four-character idioms with 之

    • 匪石之心 ひせきのこころ Listen steadfastness; firmness in one's conviction; having a heart that does not change as easily as a stone rolls about
    • 燃犀之明 ねんさいのめい Listen extraordinary perceptiveness; sharp insight
    • 管鮑之交 かんぽうのまじわり Listen inseparable friendship

  • Tattoo check: 之

    • Verified meaning: this, possessive particle
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いたる, きさらぎ, これ, すすむ)
    • Also carries these associations: to go

    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.

  • Name readings of 之

    Given names 之(いたる)Listen 之(これ)Listen 之(すすむ)Listen 之(ゆき)Listen

    Surnames 之(きさらぎ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    of; this

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

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

    To go. (Mencius) "Duke Wen of Teng was about to go to Chu." Meaning he was about to travel to Chu. | To reach; until. (Book of Odes) "Until death, I swear there will be no other." Like the Doctrine of the Mean saying "unchanged until death." | A linking word. Such as 大學之道 (the way of the great learning), 中庸之為德 (the virtue of the mean). | A pronoun. (Mencius) "Tang sent someone to ask him." Meaning to send someone to ask Earl Ge. (Analects) "Learn and practice it from time to time." Meaning to practice what one has learned from time to time. | This. (Book of Odes) "This person is getting married." 之子 means "this person."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shi(シ) シ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kono(こ-の) こ-の

    kore(これ) これ

    no(の) の

    yu.ku(ゆ-く) ゆ-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    3 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    丶 (ten・chobo)丿 (no・haraibo)

  • Related Keywords

    this to go possessive particle of that indicating pointing regarding concerning towards

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