知 – Know, Wisdom, Knowledge

Asher Wolfstein September 27, 2021 Leave a Comment

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知 Basics

This is a jōyō kanji （常用漢字） and is taught in the 2nd grade, is in N4 of the JLPT, and is the 205 out of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers.

知 consists of eight (8) strokes. It is made up of the radical(s) arrow 矢. It also consists of the kanji part(s) 乞, 口, 矢.

知 Meanings

• Know
• Knowledge
• Wisdom

知 Pronunciations

Onyomi （音読み） Reading(s):

• チ (chi)

Kunyomi （訓読み） Reading(s):

• し.る
• し.らせる

知 Alternatives

Example Usage Of 知

「ローラ姫《ひめ》の事《こと》を　御《ご》存知《ぞんじ》か？	Are you aware of Princess Laura?	Private: Dragon Quest Part 4 （ドラゴンクエスト）
「然《そ》して　この部屋《へや》に居《い》る　兵士《へいし》に聞《き》けば　旅《たび》の知識《ちしき》を　教《おし》えて呉《く》れよう	Finally, the soldiers in this room, if asked, can impart knowledge for your journey.	Dragon Quest Part 2 （ドラゴンクエスト）

Vocab Using 知

• 存じ、存知（ぞんじ） – Knowledge Of, Knowing
• 知識、智識（ちしき） – Knowledge, Information

• Information is compiled from various sources:
  • JMdict, Kanjidic2, JMnedict and Radkfile, property of Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, under this license.
  • JLPT data comes from JLPT Resources by Jonathan Waller.