是

just so, this, right, justice

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シゼ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

こここのこれ

Nanori (名乗り)

すなおただしつなゆきよし

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:9

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1045

Vocabulary

ゼ

Word	Reading	Meaning
国是	コクゼ	national policy
是正	ゼセイ	correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
是非	ゼヒ	certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
是認	ゼニン	approval; approbation; endorsement
党是	トウゼ	party platform; party principles

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
是から	これから	from now on; after this; in the future; in future; from here; from this point
是	ここ	here; this place; this point; here; now; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
是非とも	ぜひとも	by all means; at all costs; absolutely
彼是	あれこれ	this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that; around; about; round about; roughly; nearly; almost
是	これ	this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence; I; me

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed

propose, take along, carry in hand

dike, bank, embankment

reflect, reflection, projection

uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual

contrast, compare

sultry, hot, summer heat

daybreak, dawn, in the event