Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N4

126 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: by means of, because, in view of, compared with

Kunyomi: もっ.て

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ひと

Meaning: man, human

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

上(いじょう)   more than

下(いか)   less than

来(いらい)   since

外(いがい)   except

内(いない)   within, less than

降(いこう)   hereafter, thereafter

心伝心(いしんでんしん)   tacit understanding

って(もって)   with, by means of

Onyomi Examples

イコウ on and after, from ... onward, since

イカ not exceeding, and downward, ... and below, below (e.g. standard), under (e.g. a level), the below-mentioned, the following, the rest

縞曹 シマソイ threestripe rockfish (Sebastes trivittatus)

斑曹 ムラソイ spotbelly rockfish (Sebastes pachycephalus)

Kunyomi Examples

もって with, by, by means of, because of, on account of, for, due to, on (a day, date), at (a time), as of (e.g. today), adds emphasis to preceding word, in addition (to being), moreover, as well as, and, therefore, and so, hence

ってしても もってしても (not) even when using ..., (not) even with the help of ..., (not) even by ...