尼
nun
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
5 / 5
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:5
JLPT:1
Frequency:1844
Vocabulary
ニ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尼僧 | ニソウ | Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister |
| 僧尼 | ソウニ | monks and nuns |
| 陀羅尼 | ダラニ | dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant |
| 荼枳尼 | ダキニ | Dakini (fairy-goddess) |
| 尼僧院 | ニソウイン | nunnery; convent |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尼 | あま | Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister; bitch; Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture); Amazon (online retailer) |
| 尼 | アマ | Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister; bitch; Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture); Amazon (online retailer) |
| 安母尼亜 | アンモニア | ammonia |
| 印度尼西亜 | インドネシア | Indonesia |
| 雪特尼 | シドニー | Sydney (Australia) |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
尾
counter for fish, end, lower slope of mountain, tail
Grade 8JLPT 1
泥
adhere to, be attached to, mire, mud
Grade 8JLPT 2
尺
Japanese foot, measure, rule, scale, shaku
Grade 6JLPT 1
比
Philippines, compare, race, ratio
Grade 5JLPT 2
尿
urine
Grade 8JLPT 1
戻
go backwards, re-, restore, resume, return, revert
Grade 8JLPT 3
光
light, ray
Grade 2JLPT 3
老
grow old, old age, old man
Grade 4JLPT 3
尽
befriend, deplete, exhaust, run out of, serve, use up
Grade 8JLPT 1
所
extent, place
Grade 3JLPT 3