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Kanji: 知

KANJI
知
8 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
しる
しらせる
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
矢
Radical name:
や
Meaning:
Know, wisdom
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 200 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
知(し)る
to know
N4
承知(しょうち)する
to consent
N4
知(し)らせる
to notify
N3
承知(しょうち)
consent, acceptance, assent, admitting
N3
知(し)らせ
notice
N3
知恵(ちえ)
wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, advice
N3
知事(ちじ)
prefectural governor
N3
知識(ちしき)
knowledge, information
N3
知能(ちのう)
intelligence, brains
N2
知人(ちじん)
friend, acquaintance
N2
通知(つうち)
notice, notification
N1
かも知(し)れない
may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly
N1
旧知(きゅうち)
old friend, old friendship
N2
知(し)り合(あ)い
acquaintance
N1
知性(ちせい)
intelligence
N1
知的(ちてき)
intellectual
N1
未知(みち)
not yet known
N1
無知(むち)
ignorance
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