[字] Handwritten Kanji for character and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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