JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 斉: "adjusted, alike, equal"
The kanji 斉 means "adjusted, alike, equal, similar variety of". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read セイ, サイ in on'yomi and そろ.う, ひと.しい, ひと.しく, あたる, はやい 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)
セイサイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
そろ.うひと.しいひと.しくあたるはやい
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 | adjusted, alike, equal, similar variety of |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1209 of 2,501 |
Common words with 斉
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 一斉にsimultaneously; all at once; in unison
- 一斉simultaneous; all at once
- 斉射volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
- 一斉射撃volley firing; fusillade; broadside
- 斉Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
- 斉唱singing in unison; chanting in unison
- 一斉送信simultaneous transmission; sending to multiple recipients; sending a group message
- 一斉検挙wholesale arrest; round-up
- 斉一uniformity; equality
- 整斉arranged; organized; orderly; neat
- 不斉irregularity; unevenness; asymmetry; lack of uniformity
- 斉家governing one's family
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