JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 儀: "ceremony, rule, affair"
The kanji 儀 means "ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ギ in on'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)
ギ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 739 of 2,501 |
Common words with 儀
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 儀式ceremony; rite; ritual; service
- お辞儀bow; bowing
- 礼儀manners; courtesy; etiquette
- 律儀upright; honest; faithful; conscientious
- 余儀なくされるto be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
- 儀ceremony · matter; affair; case
- 葬儀funeral; funeral service
- 難儀troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult · suffering; hardship; trouble; affliction
- 礼儀正しいcourteous; decorous; polite
- 行儀manners; behavior; behaviour
- 流儀way (of doing things); method; style; fashion · school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
- お行儀manners; behavior; behaviour
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