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Kanji Detail for 哲 - "philosophy, clear, intelligent"

哲

  • Meaning

    哲 means "philosophy, clear, intelligent."

    1. Philosophy - The study of wisdom and knowledge.

    2. Wise - Having great understanding and insight.

    3. Clear - Bright in understanding; enlightened.

  • Words using 哲

    • 哲学 てつがく Listen philosophy

  • Four-character idioms with 哲

    • 人生哲学 じんせいてつがく Listen philosophy of life
    • 明哲保身 めいてつほしん Listen wisdom and self-protection; wise and skilled in the art of self-protection

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    • Verified meaning: philosophy, clear, intelligent
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, あきら, さとし, さとる)

    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 哲

    Given names 哲(あき)Listen 哲(あきら)Listen 哲(さとし)Listen 哲(さとる)Listen 哲(ちょる)Listen 哲(てつ)Listen 哲(とおる)Listen 哲(ひろし)Listen 哲(ゆたか)Listen

    Surnames 哲(てつじ)Listen 哲(まさる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    philosophy; clear

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wise, sagacious; wise man, sage

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    wise; a sage

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    wise, sagacious; wise man; philosopher

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

    Wise. Calling wise and virtuous people 哲. Such as 先哲 (former sages), 前哲 (ancient sages).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tetsu(テツ) テツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    aki.raka(あきらか) あきらか

    satoi(さと-い) さと-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    philosophy clear intelligent prudent sagacious wisdom wise sagacity discernment enlightenment insight reasoning sage learned brilliant

Sentences including 哲

  • Tom's major is philosophy.

  • My brother's an authority on philosophy.

  • Philosophy is an interesting field of study.

  • It was a morning like any other.

  • I give myself to the study of philosophy.

  • Tom majors in philosophy.

  • My elder brother is an authority on philosophy.

  • What's the difference between religion and philosophy?

  • The study of philosophy belongs to the humanities.

  • The study of philosophy belongs to the humanities.

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