Today’s Kanji is “字” (ji); Kanji for “character”.
Handwritten Kanji “字” (ji)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “字”
漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
字 | ジ あざ | ji aza | 6 | 子 | character |
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 “字”
Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
習字 | しゅうじ | shuuji | Calligraphy |
T字カミソリ | てぃーじかみそり | t-ji kamisori | T-razor |
活字 | かつじ | katsuji | Printing type |