| Kanji | 識 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | シキ | 
| Kunyomi | し.る、しる.す | 
| Nanori | さと, さとる | 
| English | discriminating, know, write | 
| Examples | 意識(いしき): (1) consciousness (2) awareness; sense (3) mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information) 認識(にんしき): recognition; cognizance; cognisance 知識(ちしき): knowledge; information 常識(じょうしき): common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice; social etiquette 標識(ひょうしき): sign; mark; flag 良識(りょうしき): good sense | 
| JLPT Level | 3 | 
| Jouyou Grade | 5 | 
| Frequency | 496 | 
| Components | 言: say 戠: sword; potter's clay; to gather | 
| Number of Strokes | 19 | 
| Kanji Radical | 言 | 
| Radical Number | 149 | 
| Radical Strokes | 7 | 
| Radical Reading | こと・げん・ごんべん・ことば | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic | 
| Keyword | discriminating | 
| Koohii Story 1 | Words are difficult to discriminate/discern from sounds in the middle of a fiesta. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | I have discriminating taste. I´d rather listen to the words of a lecture than attend a kazoo concert. (Picture some snobby guy in a tweed jacket turning up his nose at entering a loud raucous kazoo recital). | 
| RTK Index (new) | 521 | 
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade5, kanjifreq251-500
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