哲
哲 — Philosophy
philosophy, clear
On’yomiテツ (tetsu)
Kun’yomiさとい (satoi)
Kun’yomiあきらか (akiraka)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 哲
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哲学 | てつがく tetsugaku | philosophy |
| 哲学的 | てつがくてき tetsugakuteki | philosophical |
| 変哲 | へんてつ hentetsu | something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary |
| 哲人 | てつじん tetsujin | wise man; philosopher; sage |
Study notes
哲 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1093 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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