Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

1375 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 3

Meaning: length, ten shaku, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely

Kunyomi: たけ だけ

Onyomi: ジョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: one

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ジョウ 3.03 meters (ten shaku), length, measure, Mr., Mrs.

ジョウブ healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable

キジョウ stout-hearted, firm, courageous, brave, tough

ホウジョウ square jō (approx. 10 sq feet), abbot's chamber, chief priest

Kunyomi Examples

たけ height, stature, length (esp. of clothing), all (one has), everything, magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

比べ たけくらべ comparison of statures

くさたけ rice plant's height

きたけ dress length

だけ only, just, merely, simply, no more than, nothing but, alone, as much as, to the extent of, enough to

だけに as one would expect from ..., given that ... (naturally ...), because ..., being ..., precisely because ..., all the more because of ..., on account of ..., ... being what it is, only to, only for, only in

一度だけ いちどだけ only once

七分 しちぶたけ three-quarter length (usu. clothing)