JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 智: "wisdom, intellect, reason"
The kanji 智 means "wisdom, intellect, reason". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チ 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)
チ
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 | wisdom, intellect, reason |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1002 of 2,501 |
Common words with 智
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 明智sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
- 智利Chile
- 仏智omniscience (of a buddha)
- 奸智cunning; craft; wiles
- 智天使cherubim; cherub
- 那智place : Nachi
- 佞智craftiness
- 上智大学Sophia University
- 軻遇突智Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
- 上智supreme wisdom
- 神智学theosophy
- 那智の滝place : Nachi Falls
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