Kanji1 / 3
之 kanji
of, this
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Jinmeiyō (names)
On readings
シ
Kun readings
のこれゆくこの
Words with 之
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —隠熊之実Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
- —須佐之男Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto
- —美之主貝Mercenaria stimpsoni (species of Venus clam)
- —長之助草mountain avens (Dryas octopetala); eightpetal mountain-avens; white dryas; white dryad
- —匪石之心steadfastness; firmness in one's conviction; having a heart that does not change as easily as a stone rolls about
- —之字運動zig-zag motion (esp. warship)
- —燃犀之明extraordinary perceptiveness; sharp insight
- —雄之万年草needle stonecrop (Sedum lineare)
- —眼鏡黐之魚humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus); Napoleon wrasse; Napoleonfish; Maori wrasse
- —西之島箒蟹Xenograpsus novaeinsularis (crab species)
- —山之内製薬Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical (now Astellas Pharma)
- —合点承知之助got it; roger; leave it to me
- —実業之日本社Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd. (name of a publishing company)
- —之indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
- —奥之院inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
- —砥之粉tonoko; powder made from dried clay used as a polishing powder, filler material, etc.
- —熊之実clownfish (Amphiprioninae spp., esp. the yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii); anemone fish
- —一之宮most important provincial shrine; first-born imperial prince
- —二之宮second most important provincial shrine; second-born imperial prince
- —一炊之夢empty dream