JLPT N1 · 5 strokes
Kanji 只: "only, free, in addition"
The kanji 只 means "only, free, in addition". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シ in on'yomi and ただ 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)
ただ
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 | only, free, in addition |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2288 of 2,501 |
Common words with 只
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 只ordinary; common; usual · free of charge
- 只今I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me! · now; at present; at the moment
- 只管intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely
- 真っ只中dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; heart · midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate); peak
- 只者ordinary person
- 只中middle; center; heart · midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something); middle
- 只ならないunusual; serious · incomparable
- 只管打坐shikantaza; meditation practice where one stays intensely focused without focusing on any particular object
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