Today’s Kanji is “等” (hito-shii); Kanji for “equal”.
Handwritten Kanji “等” (hito-shii)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “等”
漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
等 | トウ ひと-しい |
tou hito-shii |
12 | 竹 | equal |
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 “等”
Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
均等に分ける | きんとうにわける | Kintō ni wakeru | Divide equally |
初等教育 | しょとうきょういく | Shotō kyōiku | Primary Education |
等号 | とうごう | Tōgō | Equal sign |