JLPT N1 · 3 strokes
Kanji 之: "of, this"
The kanji 之 means "of, this". It is written with 3 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シ in on'yomi and の, これ, ゆく, この 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)
シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
のこれゆくこの
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 | of, this |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 3 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1318 of 2,501 |
Common words with 之
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 須佐之男命Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
- 実業之日本社Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd. (name of a publishing company)
- 西之表市place : Nishinoomote (city)
- 合点承知之助got it; roger; leave it to me
- 之繞kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)
- 島之内place : Shimanouchi
- 奥之院place : Okunoin
- 住之江区place : Suminoeku
- 諏訪之瀬島place : Suwanosejima
- 遅かりし由良之助to let a chance to do something slip through one's fingers
- 之字運動zig-zag motion (esp. warship)
- 卯之町駅station : Unomachi Station
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