Japanese Hiragana Katakana Kanji

Japanese language learning information including:

Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
Katakana - pronunciation and writing
Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
Vocabulary - nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
 
Kanji Grade 1 - 字

Kanji character Grade 1 字. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 1 - 字
 
About
character, letter, word, section of village
Kun: あざ、 あざな、 -な
On: ジ
 
Onyomi
字 【ジ】 character (esp. kanji), letter, written text, handwriting, penmanship, the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
字形 【ジケイ】 character style, character form
題字 【ダイジ】 title lettering
英字 【エイジ】 English letter, alphabetic character
 
Kunyomi
字 【あざ】 section of village
字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
大字 【おおあざ】 larger section (of village)
小字 【こあざ】 small administrative unit (of a village)
字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village