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之
Stroke Count
 3 Strokes
 Radical
 丶 + 2 Strokes
JLPT Level N1
Taught in Grade 9
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English Meaning
  1. of, this
Readings
Kun'yomi: の、これ、ゆ.く、この、ゆく、おいて。
On'yomi: シ。

Japanese Meaning for 之

Dictionary Entries for 之

kore
pronoun
  1. this; this one (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic)
  2. this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group)
  3. now; this point (in time) (as これから, これまで, etc.)
  4. here
adverb
  1. used to stress the subject of a sentence
pronoun
  1. I; me
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no
particle
  1. 's; of; belonging to (indicates possessive; 之 used esp. on tombs)
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 之

Construction of Character for 之

Radicals and parts present in 之
» Radical dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
» Part the latter, duplicate, strange, witty, fishhook radical (no. 5)
» Part kettle lid radical (no. 8)
» Part long stride or stretching radical (no. 54)
Origin and construction of 之

Kanji related to 之

Kanji containing 丶

  • 犬

    玉

    丸

    太

    半

    国

    科

    主

    代

    氷

    州

    式

    住

    注

    泳

    柱

    球

    以

    必

    求

    的

    単

    約

    料

    巣

    救

    永

    状

    述

    往

    武

    術

    卵

    宝

    就

    補

    乏

    凡

    刃

    丹

    斗

    斥

    伏

    帆

    弐

    芝

    忍

    為

    捕

    浦

    酌

    偽

    執

    斜

    瓶

    釣

    訴

    詠

    献

    酬

    駄

    舗

    駐

    獣

    璽

    瓦

    汎

    汰

    丼

    哺

    璧

Kanji containing 之

  • 乏

    芝

Kanji containing 亠

  • 六

    文

    立

    音

    校

    方

    市

    交

    京

    夜

    姉

    高

    主

    対

    放

    育

    表

    旅

    商

    族

    童

    衣

    位

    卒

    泣

    変

    航

    停

    景

    旗

    防

    効

    液

    率

    適

    製

    敵

    亡

    忘

    刻

    肺

    翌

    訪

    就

    裁

    装

    裏

    玄

    充

    妄

    忙

    坊

    坑

    妨

    抗

    芳

    辛

    享

    依

    劾

    弦

    房

    斉

    盲

    肪

    郊

    亭

    哀

    帝

    施

    恋

    核

    畜

    畝

    紋

    紡

    蚊

    衰

    郭

    旋

    涼

    粒

    袋

    喪

    絞

    蛮

    裂

    該

    跡

    較

    嫡

    摘

    滴

    端

    豪

    褒

    壇

    擁

    離

    鯨

    襲

    柿

    舷

    璃

    拉

    骸

Meanings in Other Languages for 之

French
  1. de, ceci, avancer (radical shinnyuu)
Spanish
  1. esto, de (partícula posesiva)

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