JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 痴: "stupid, foolish"
The kanji 痴 means "stupid, foolish". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チ in on'yomi and し.れる, おろか in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
し.れるおろか
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | stupid, foolish |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1663 of 2,501 |
Common words with 痴
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 愚痴idle complaint; grumble · moha (ignorance, folly)
- 愚痴るto grumble; to gripe; to complain
- 痴漢molester; groper; masher; pervert · fool; idiot
- 愚痴をこぼすto whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain
- 痴態foolishness; silliness; stupid conduct; idiotic behavior
- 痴女female molester · lewd woman; libidinous woman
- 痴話喧嘩lovers' quarrel
- 方向音痴(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
- 音痴tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music · having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
- 愚痴愚痴mumbling; muttering · complaining (continuously) about something
- 痴情being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation
- 白痴idiot; idiocy · profound mental retardation
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