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JLPT N114画 · 14 strokesradical 言grade 6freq #851

document, records

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Mnemonic

The document is so important that people whisper about it, as indicated by the speech radical on top, looking down at the records.

About this kanji

The kanji 「誌」 primarily relates to written documents or records, often focusing on publications. It is commonly used as a noun rather than a verb. You’ll find it in words like 雑誌 (ざっし), which means magazine, and 日誌 (にっし), meaning journal. Another example is 週刊誌 (しゅうかんし), which refers to a weekly publication. There are also phrases like 誌上 (しじょう), meaning in a magazine, and 誌面 (しめん), which translates to a page of a magazine. This kanji is particularly useful when talking about printed materials, so you'll come across it often while reading about various forms of media.

Example sentences

  • この誌には多くの特集記事がある。

    This magazine has many feature articles.

Meanings across languages

English
document, records
Tiếng Việt
tài liệu, hồ sơ
日本語
文書, 記録
한국어
문서, 기록
中文
文件, 记录
id
dokumen
th
เอกสาร
es
documento
fr
document
de
Dokument
pt
documento

Common compounds

  • 雑誌ざっしmagazine, journal, periodical
  • 日誌にっしjournal, log
  • 週刊誌しゅうかんしweekly (publication), weekly magazine, weekly journal
  • 誌上しじょうin a magazine
  • 誌面しめんpage of a magazine
  • 学会誌がっかいしacademic journal
  • 書誌学しょしがくbibliography (study of books), bibliology
  • 書誌しょしbibliography (list of books by an author or on a subject), bibliography (history or description of books), book

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