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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2288 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: only, free, in addition

Kunyomi: ただ

Onyomi: シ

Composition: 口 八

只

Radical

Radical: 口

Meaning: mouth, opening

Reading: くち

Frequency: 1146

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

口

Examples

Onyomi Examples

只管打坐 (シカンタザ) shikantaza, meditation practice where one stays intensely focused without focusing on any particular object

只今 (シコン) just now

Kunyomi Examples

只 (ただ) ordinary, common, usual, free of charge, unaffected, as is, safe, only, merely, just, simply, but, however, nevertheless

只今 (ただいま) I'm home!, I'm back!, it's me!, now, at present, at the moment, just now, a moment ago, at once, right away, in a minute, shortly, soon

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