宜 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. よろしい。ふさわしい。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形(OC)。小さな台(まな板)に用の肉(多)が載っている形。肉をに載せることを意味する語で、のち祭祀に関する語に用いられ、仮借して{宜よろしい}を表す。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

best regards, good

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • JHS
Kun (native)
  • よろ(しい)
  • よろ(しく)
Nanori (used in names)
  • たか
  • のぶ
  • のり
  • よし
Other languages
  • 拼音yi2
  • 한글eui
  • Hán-ViệtNghi

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
宀(うかんむり)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5B9C

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱宀且

Words using this kanji

  • 宜しいよろしいgood, OK, all right, fine
  • 宜しくよろしくwell, properly, suitably, best regards
  • むべ(むべ)納得がいく様子。理に適っている様子。truly, indeed
  • 宜候ようそろkeep (it) steady (after a turn), understood, alright
  • 宜陽殿ぎようでんpavilion housing imperial treasures and historical artifacts (in Heian Palace)
  • 宜しゅうよろしゅうbest regards, please remember me, please treat me favorably (favourably), please take care of
  • 宜しおすよろしおす(it) is fine, nice, good, all right
  • 宜しくやるよろしくやるto make out with, to make cozy with (cosy), to do at one's own discretion
  • 宜しければよろしければif you please, if you don't mind, when you're ready, if you want
  • 宜なるかなむべなるかなquite right, indeed, truly, well said
  • 宜しかったらよろしかったらif you don't mind, if you like
  • 宜しきを得るよろしきをえるto be just about right, to be quite appropriate

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-5
Four Corner
3010.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3m5.7
Heisig
1922
Nelson
1290