JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 致: "doth, do, send"
The kanji 致 means "doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チ in on'yomi and いた.す 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)
チ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いた.す
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 | doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 870 of 2,501 |
Common words with 致
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 致すto do
- 一致agreement; accord; correspondence; consistency · union; unity; cooperation
- 致命的fatal; lethal
- どう致しましてyou're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
- 致命傷fatal wound
- 拉致taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping
- 合致agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
- 致し方ないthere's no (other) way · cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do
- 致し方way; method; means; resource
- 一致団結solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
- 極致culmination; acme; height; peak
- 満場一致unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
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