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祈

祈 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「示」+音符「斤」。「いのる」を意味する漢語｛祈｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

pray, wish

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キJHS
Kun (native)
  • いの(る)JHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • のり
  • れい
Other languages
  • 拼音qi2
  • 한글gi
  • Hán-ViệtKì

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

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
示(しめす)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+7948

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰示斤

Words using this kanji

  • 祈りいのり「いのり」の漢字表記。prayer, supplication
  • 祈念きねん願いが叶うよう神仏に祈ること。prayer
  • 祈願きがん成就するよう神仏に祈り願うこと。prayer (for something), supplication
  • 祈祷きとう神仏にこと。prayer, grace (at meals), exorcism
  • 祈るいのるいのるを参照。to pray, to say a prayer, to say grace, to wish
  • 祈誓きせい神仏に祈り、誓うこと。vow, oath, pledge
  • 祈請きせい神仏に祈り、請願すること。祈願。entreaty, prayer
  • 祈雨きう干魃の際に降雨を神仏に祈願すること。雨乞い。praying for rain
  • 祈祷者きとうしゃ祈祷を行う僧侶、神官など。祈祷師。祈祷人。person who prays
  • 祈祷書きとうしょprayer book
  • 祈年祭きねんさいprayer service for a good crop
  • 祈祷師きとうし祈祷を行う僧侶、神官など。祈祷者。祈祷人。 自家に祭壇を設置し、祈祷する巫女や行者。medicine man, shaman, faith healer, witch doctor
  • 祈り会いのりかいprayer meeting
  • 祈祷会きとうかいprayer meeting
  • 祈願所きがんじょtemple, shrine (esp. one at which worshippers pray for favors), prayer hall
  • 祈願文きがんぶんoptative sentence
  • 祈願法きがんぽうoptative mood
  • 祈祷室きとうしつoratory, prayer room
  • 祈祷課題きとうかだいprayer request, request for prayers
  • 祈り求めるいのりもとめるto pray for

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-4
Four Corner
3222.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4e4.3
Heisig
1209
Nelson
3234