JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 寂: "loneliness, quietly, mellow"
The kanji 寂 means "loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジャク, セキ in on'yomi and さび, さび.しい, さび.れる, さみ.しい 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)
ジャクセキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さびさび.しいさび.れるさみ.しい
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 | loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1599 of 2,501 |
Common words with 寂
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 寂しいlonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
- 静寂silence; stillness; quietness
- 寂れるto decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate · to taper off (of a sound)
- 寂しがり屋person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
- 寂patina; antique look · elegant simplicity
- 寂寥loneliness; desolateness
- 寂寥感feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
- 寂寞lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate
- 物寂しいlonely
- 静寂silence; stillness; quietness
- 寂然lonely; desolate · forlornness; desolation
- 寂しげseeming lonely
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