知

On'yomi

チ

CHI

Kun'yomi

し.る・し.らせる

shiru / shiraseru

know · wisdom

wisdom

Details

Strokes8

Frequency#205

Radical矢arrow(5)

Stroke Order

Strokes8

Component Breakdown

知=

矢口

arrow + mouth

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of arrow and mouth. Knowledge spoken fast like arrow.

Symbolism

Knowledge, wisdom, notice. Represents cognition and understanding.

Related Culture & Scenes

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Anime & Manga

氷菓

Hyouka(2001)

anime/manga

Youth mystery trying to 'know' everyday mysteries.

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Games

レイトン教授

Professor Layton(2007)

Nintendo DS/3DS

Developer: Level-5

Puzzle adventure 'knowing' and solving mysteries.

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Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

一知半解

いっちはんかい

superficial knowledge; half knowledge; superficial knowledge

周知徹底

しゅうちてってい

making (something) known to everyone; publicizing as widely as possible; dissemination; making (something) known to everyone

親戚知己

しんせきちき

relatives and acquaintances; relatives and acquaintances

全知全能

ぜんちぜんのう

omniscience and omnipotence; omniscience and omnipotence

無知蒙昧

むちもうまい

unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant; unenlightened

受胎告知

じゅたいこくち

Annunciation; Annunciation

温故知新

おんこちしん

developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past; developing new ideas based on study of the past

格物致知

かくぶつちち

gaining a perfect knowledge of natural laws; gaining a perfect knowledge of natural laws

知己朋友

ちきほうゆう

intimate friends and acquaintances; intimate friends and acquaintances

知行合一

ちこうごういつ

awareness comes only through practice; awareness comes only through practice

知者不惑

ちしゃふわく

a wise person always follows the right course; a wise man never wavers; a wise person always follows the right course

知勇兼備

ちゆうけんび

having both wisdom and courage; having both wisdom and courage

半知半解

はんちはんかい

superficial knowledge; half knowledge; superficial knowledge

奸佞邪知

かんねいじゃち

wiles and cunning; craftiness and treachery; wiles and cunning

五十知命

ごじゅうちめい

at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven; at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven

先刻承知

せんこくしょうち

being already (well) aware; being already (well) aware

知育偏重

ちいくへんちょう

too much intellectual training; overemphasis on intellectual education; too much intellectual training

無学無知

むがくむち

illiterate and ignorant; illiterate and ignorant

無知愚昧

むちぐまい

unenlightened; in the darkest ignorance; not knowing from A to B; unenlightened

無知文盲

むちもんもう

ignorance and illiteracy; ignorance and illiteracy

良知良能

りょうちりょうのう

one's innate intelligence and ability; one's innate intelligence and ability

不知不識

ふちふしき

being unaware of what one is doing; being unaware of what one is doing

冷暖自知

れいだんじち

spiritual enlightenment only comes through personal experience; spiritual enlightenment only comes through personal experience

Proverbs & Idioms

知らぬが仏

しらぬがほとけ

Not knowing is Buddha

Ignorance is bliss