JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 芝: "turf, lawn"
The kanji 芝 means "turf, lawn". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シ in on'yomi and しば 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)
しば
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 | turf, lawn |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1052 of 2,501 |
Common words with 芝
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 芝居play; drama
- 芝生lawn; grass; turf
- 芝lawn; sod; turf
- 芝居がかるto be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
- 小芝居small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre · little performance; short acted scene; act; routine
- 一芝居trick; act
- 紙芝居kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
- 猿芝居monkey show · bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance; farce
- 一人芝居one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo
- 芝居小屋playhouse; theatre; theater
- 芝居を打つto play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone · to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
- 大芝居large-scale play; play with an A-list cast · big act; big charade; false display
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