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識

Discriminating

WaniKani level 17JLPT N3Joyo grade 5Top 500 Β· #49619 strokes

Meanings

Discriminating, Know, Write

On'yomi

しき

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

し.る、 しる.す

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 識

識 is written in 19 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

識 (Discriminating) is taught on WaniKani at level 17 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #496 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 19 strokes.

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