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Kanji Detail for 識 - "to know, knowledge"

識

  • Meaning

    識 means "to know, knowledge." Also associated with to discern.

    1. Know - To recognize; to be aware of.

    2. Discern - To distinguish; to perceive differences.

    3. Knowledge - Understanding; awareness.

    4. Insight - Deep understanding; perception.

    5. Record - To mark; to note down.

  • Words using 識

    • 意識 いしき Listen consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness
    • 認識 にんしき Listen recognition; awareness; perception
    • 常識 じょうしき Listen common sense; good sense; common knowledge
    • 有識者 ゆうしきしゃ Listen expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
    • 知識人 ちしきじん Listen intellectual
    • 学識 がくしき Listen scholarship; scientific attainments
    • 良識 りょうしき Listen good sense
    • 問題意識 もんだいいしき Listen awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns

  • Four-character idioms with 識

    • 潜在意識 せんざいいしき Listen subconsciousness; the subconscious
    • 不知不識 ふちふしき Listen being unaware of what one is doing
    • 博学多識 はくがくたしき Listen erudition and extensive knowledge
    • 博覧多識 はくらんたしき Listen erudition and extensive knowledge; widely read and well-informed
    • 博識多才 はくしきたさい Listen wide knowledge and versatile talents; profound learning and varied attainments
    • 意識朦朧 いしきもうろう Listen being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey

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    • Verified meaning: to know, knowledge
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さと, さとる, しき, つぐひで)
    • Also carries these associations: to discern

    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 識

    Given names 識(さと)Listen 識(さとる)Listen 識(しき)Listen

    Surnames 識(つぐひで)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    discriminating; know; write

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    recognize, understand, know

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know

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

    Seeing and being able to recognize is called 識. Such as saying 相識 (recognize each other). | Understanding. Such as 知識 (knowledge), 見識 (insight). | Same as 誌. To record. 款識 (inscriptions). Characters inscribed on bells and cauldrons. Raised characters are called 款. Incised characters are called 識.

  • Onyomi

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    shiki(シキ) シキ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shi.ru(しる) しる

    shirusu(しる-す) しる-す

  • Strokes

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    19 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    to know to discern knowledge insight mark sign record recognition awareness comprehension distinguish perception realize remember expertise familiarity identification intelligence judgment perceive proficiency scholarship

Sentences including 識

  • He is a learned man.

  • She has little knowledge of science.

  • He has transmitted all his knowledge to his son.

  • He has no common sense.

  • His knowledge of english is poor.

  • I don't know much about computers.

  • He came to suddenly.

  • He has knowledge and experience as well.

  • His knowledge of french is poor.

  • He has much economic knowledge.

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