Moto 知: Know; WisdomKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- チ
- Kun'yomi
- し(る)、し(らせる)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 641 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (チ)
- 知事ちじprefectural governor
- 県知事けんちじprefectural governor
- 知人ちじんfriend; acquaintance
- 知識ちしきknowledge; information
- 知恵ちえwisdom; wit
- 知的ちてきintellectual
- 通知つうちnotice; notification
- 副知事ふくちじlieutenant governor
- 予知よちforesight; foreknowledge
- 知名ちめいwell-known
- 告知こくちnotice; announcement
- 周知しゅうちcommon knowledge; being well-known
- 承知しょうちknowledge; awareness
- 知識人ちしきじんintellectual
- 未知みちnot yet known; unknown
- 認知にんちacknowledgement; acknowledgment
- 察知さっちsense; infer
- 熟知じゅくちbeing familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of
- 知性ちせいintelligence
- 知能ちのうintelligence; intellect
- 未知数みちすう(an) unknown; unknown number
- 府知事ふちじprefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)
- 英知えいちwisdom; intelligence
- 関知かんちconcern; business
- 予備知識よびちしきbackground knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
- 報知ほうちinformation; news
- 悪知恵わるぢえcraft; cunning
- 感知かんちperception; sensing
- 探知たんちdetection
- 探知機たんちきdetector; locator
- 旧知きゅうちold friend; old acquaintance
- 機知きちwit; resources
- 無知むちignorance; innocence
- 知力ちりょくwisdom; intellectual power
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 知らん顔しらんかおfeigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody)
- 知るしるto be aware of; to know
- 知り合いしりあいacquaintance
- 知り合うしりあうto get to know each other; to make acquaintance
- 見知らぬみしらぬstrange; unfamiliar
- 計り知れないはかりしれないunfathomable; inestimable
- 顔見知りかおみしりacquaintance
- お知らせおしらせnotice; notification
- かも知れないかもしれないmay; might
- かも知れませんかもしれませんmay; might
- 世間知らずせけんしらずignorant of the ways of the world
- 人知れずひとしれずsecretly; in secret
- 人見知りひとみしりshyness; fear of strangers
- 思い知らせるおもいしらせるto make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone
- 思い知るおもいしるto realize; to realise
- 恥知らずはじしらずshameless; shameless person
- 恩知らずおんしらずungrateful
- 物知りものしりwell-informed person; walking dictionary
- 知ってのとおりしってのとおりas we know
- 知っての通りしってのとおりas we know
- 知らず知らずしらずしらずunconsciously; unwittingly
- 知らせしらせnews; word
- 知らせるしらせるto notify; to advise
- 知らないうちにしらないうちにbefore one knows it; before one realises
- 知れるしれるto become known; to come to light
Other readings
- 不知火しらぬいphosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea
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