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Keyword
a character
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig197
Readings
じ
(99%)
Composed of
宀
roof with a chimney
子
child
Used in vocabulary (919 in total)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
916 more...
Examples (162 in total)
How do you read this character?
I can't read small letters.
Can he write this character?
The boy has learned to read.
He can read well.
She has beautiful handwriting.
She has very nice-looking handwriting.
She is well able to read.
My mother has good handwriting.
Subtract three from that number.
What's your favorite number?
Pick a number.
I don't remember what the last number was.
She writes much better now than she used to.
She has very neat handwriting.
She has good handwriting.
Your handwriting is similar to mine.
I apologize for my bad handwriting.
Please excuse my bad handwriting.
Seven is believed to be a lucky number.
I'm having trouble reading the letters on the monitor.
I took it in a literal sense.
Warning: unsupported characters are displayed using the '_' character.
Four is an unlucky number in Japan.
She wrote the date in numeric form.
Please add up the numbers.
"Is there any easier way to memorise kanji?" "Nope."
What does this kanji mean?
How do you read this kanji?
How can I remember kanji?
I need a rarer kanji.
Can you read this kanji?
He can't write any kanji.
She can read even this difficult a kanji.
How many kanji characters are there?
How many kanji do you know?
Kanji are difficult to read.
I've decided to study kanji.
Teach me some kanji, please.
I write kanji.
I can write kanji.
I am studying kanji.
The poor dog was literally torn apart by the lion.
In the English language many words contain letters which are not pronounced.
Mary writes very neatly, doesn't she?
Oh? You can type without looking at the keyboard. That's cool!
If there's a cheap kanji dictionary in Japan, I will buy it.
I can't pronounce your last name.
Do you know her last name?
We have the same last name.
I like my last name.
It's a three-digit number.
How do you write your last name?
How do you spell your family name?
I have forgotten her last name.
My surname is Wan.
What's your last name?
Tom and Mary have the same last name.
Tom's grandfather couldn't read.
What was Tom's last name?
Tom's handwriting isn't very good, but it's easy to read.
Tom has very easy-to-read handwriting.
I know Tom's last name.
Tom didn't tell us his last name.
Tom can't write yet.
Tom can't read yet.
Tom asked Mary what her last name was.
Tom didn't know what Mary's last name was.
Tom has good handwriting.
Tom can't read.
Tom has a good head for numbers.
Tom hates his last name.
I want to be able to write as beautifully as Tom.
Does anyone know Tom's last name?
Military discipline is literally rigid.
The business is in the red.
The loss reached three million yen.
Don't take that too literally.
The detective questioned literally thousands of people about the incident.
He explained the literal meaning of the phrase.
He explained the literal meaning of the sentences.
He is a real fool.
He is literally stupid.
I took what she said literally.
How many Kanji did you learn?
How many kanji can you remember?
Approximately how many kanji do you know?
How many letters are there in the alphabet?
The alphabet consists of 26 letters.
The English alphabet has 26 letters.
Of course this is my real family name. Here's my passport.
You take everything too literally.
The accident happened at a crossroads.
The figure indicates approximately two thirds of the freshmen are indifferent to politics.
I asked him to slowly read off the numbers on the meter.
Please read the numbers on the meter.
I'm studying hanzi.
The lovers engraved the oak tree with their initials.
That publishing company is in the black.
Don't be lazy, use the kanji you've been taught.
Tom is left-handed, but he writes with his right hand.
After I began learning Japanese, I was eventually able to understand dramas without using subtitles.
Write the alphabet in capitals.
Write your name in capital letters.
Write only your family name in capitals.
A capital letter is used at the beginning of a sentence.
Sentences begin with a capital letter.
You must begin a sentence with a capital letter.
The government is running its largest deficit ever.
Tom has memorised so many kanji that he can read books for primary school children.
I would never use emojis in business emails.
Emojis originated in Japan.
The nun prayed and crossed herself.
Please let me know if you find any typos or missing words.
I can't read the kanji with this font.
The figure will be astronomical.
Secondly, the literacy rate in Europe of that time was low.
Do you know what the differences between emoticons and emojis are?
NOTE: Typo corrected. Thanks for pointing it out.
Tom's handwriting is hard to read.
My uncle's handwriting is hard to read.
This figure is a mirror of the decrease in imports of crude oil.
Four is an unlucky number in Japanese.
Reading hieroglyphs is difficult.
What is this the abbreviation for?
May 8 is World Red Cross Red Crescent Day.
Tom is wearing a Red Cross button.
He anonymously donated a large sum of money to the Red Cross.
They contributed money to the Red Cross.
She contributed to the Red Cross.
She did a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross.
We take part in Red Cross movement.
The Red Cross supplied the hospital with blood.
The Red Cross dispensed food and medical supplies to the victims.
The Red Cross distributed food to the refugees.
The most important words are in bold.
I can type 50 characters in a minute.
Can Egyptians read hieroglyphs?
It's written in lowercase.
That old man is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
He is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
The first word of every sentence should be capitalized.
Have you ever subscribed to any English language newspaper?
Can you read Cyrillic?
Alpha, beta and gamma are Greek letters.
A huge federal budget deficit has been plaguing the American economy for many years.
Reducing the budget deficit is a major concern of the government.
If you divide any number by zero, the result is undefined.
The Arabic script was replaced by the Roman alphabet.
I can't read Arabic script.
I am bit weak at figures.
Japan's balance of payments has been running a huge surplus for many years.
When you type in Japanese, are you using hiragana input, or romaji input?
Japan's trade surplus soared to a record high.
We must deliberate seriously on trade deficit.
Your composition was good except for the spelling.
It's a good paper, apart from a few spelling mistakes.
We must guard against mistakes in spelling.
She made a lot of spelling mistakes.
Tom watched a Japanese movie with French subtitles.
The proceeds from the bond issue will be used to finance the budget deficit.
A common way to finance a budget deficit is to issue bonds.