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Kanji 誌: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 誌: document, records

Key takeaways

Kanji 誌: document, records. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

documentrecords

On reading

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 誌

document, records

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

言 + 志

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Putting words (言) to one's will or intention (志) to keep a record is the essence of this character. It refers to written records such as magazines (雜誌) or journals (日誌).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 雑誌ざっし

    magazine / periodical / publication

Commonly used words

  • 雑誌
    ざっし

    magazine / periodical / publication

Example sentences

Example 1

新しい雑を買いました。

Translation

I bought a new magazine.

Example 2

に面白い記事がある。

Translation

There is an interesting article in the magazine.

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