Kanji Detail for 斯 - "to cut, this, thus"

斯

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
斯 means "to cut, this, thus."
1. To cut - To split; to separate.
2. This - "This," "here," pointing to nearby things.
3. Thus - "In this way"; indicating manner.
4. Therefore - "If...then"; indicating consequence.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

this; thus; such; verbal pause

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Slovakia; Slovak; abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations

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

To split. From "Book of Odes": "At the grave gate there are thorns. Split them with an axe." | This. Such as 斯人 (this person), 斯疾 (this illness). | Has the meaning of "then." From "Mencius": "If the water is clear, then wash your hat-strings in it. If muddy, then wash your feet."
Onyomi

shi(シ)
Kunyomi

ka(か)

ka.ku(かく)

koko.ni(ここに)

kono(こ-の)

kore(これ)

kou(こう)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

斤 (onozukuri・ono・kin)
Related Keywords
to cut this thus in other words therefore so such manner consequence carve divide separate sever hence