Meaning & readings
standard, measure
On’yomi キ
Nanori すのり、ただし、のり、み
Origin
This character combines two components to express the idea of a standard or measure. The left part, 夫, originally represented a man or person standing upright. The right part, 見, means "to see" or "to look." Together, they suggest something that you look to and follow—a reference point or guideline that people use to keep their actions in line. Just as you might look to a person of standing for guidance, this character came to mean a standard or rule that serves as a measure for conduct or quality.
AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Compound ideographic (combined meanings).
Common words
Reference
- Strokes
- 11
- Kangxi radical
- 147
- Grade
- Grade 5 (Kyōiku)
- Frequency rank
- #349 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 2
- Unicode
- U+0898F