Meaning

Primary

Character

Alternatives

Kanji Character, Letter, Symbol

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.

Reading

  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You only learned one reading for the kanji that makes up this word, and it's the same as the reading for this word (of course). That means you should already know the reading.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 字をつかう

    to use characters, to use letters

    字をよむ

    to read characters, to read letters

    字をかく

    to write characters, to write letters

Context Sentences

かわいい字ですね。

That's a cute letter.

この字は「ン」ですか?それとも「ソ」ですか?

Is this character "n"? Or is it "so"?

字の大きさを、もっと大きくして下さい。

Please increase the size of the character more.

Kanji Composition