discriminating, know, write
On'yomi (音読み)
- シキ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- し.る
- しる.す
About this kanji
The kanji 「識」 means to know or to recognize something, and it often relates to understanding or awareness. This character can be used as a noun or in various verb forms. Common combinations include 意識 (いしき), meaning consciousness; 常識 (じょうしき), which refers to common sense; and 知識 (ちしき), meaning knowledge. Each of these compounds highlights an aspect of understanding or awareness in different contexts. Remember, kanji can have different readings and meanings depending on their usage, so it’s helpful to pay attention to how they appear in various words.
Example sentences
彼は人の心を識る。
He understands people's hearts.
Meanings across languages
- English
- discriminating, know, write
- Tiếng Việt
- phân biệt, biết, viết
- 日本語
- 識別, 知る, 書く
- 한국어
- 식별하는, 알다, 쓰기
- 中文
- 辨别, 知道, 写
- id
- membedakan
- th
- รู้จัก
- es
- discernir
- fr
- distinguer
- de
- beurteilen
- pt
- discriminar
Common compounds
- 意識いしきconsciousness, becoming aware (of), awareness
- 常識じょうしきcommon sense, good sense, common knowledge
- 知識ちしきknowledge, information
- 認識にんしきrecognition, awareness, perception
- 学識がくしきscholarship, scientific attainments
- 見識けんしきviews, opinion, discernment
- 識者しきしゃwell-informed person, thinking person, intelligent person
- 識別しきべつdistinction, discrimination, discernment
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