Today’s Kanji is “丁” (chou); Kanji for “block”.
Handwritten Kanji “丁” (chou)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “丁”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 丁 | チョウ テイ | chou tei | 2 | 一 | block |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “丁”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 豆腐一丁 | とうふいっちょう | toufu icchou | One cake of tofu (Chou is a unit to count Tofu) |
| 三丁目 | さんちょうめ | sanchoume | San-chome (address) |
| 丁寧に教える | ていねいにおしえる | teinei ni oshieru | To teach kindly |
