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Crossing

Kun’yomiつじ
MeaningsCrossing, Crossroad, Street Corners, (kokuji)
5 strokes #1573 most common Name kanji Radical walk
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 辻

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 辻

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Crossing
部首 · Radical

The radical of 辻

Radical 162 of 214
Walk

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 辻 is filed under (walk) — radical number 162 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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練習 · Practice

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 辻

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

辻風 せんぷう whirlwind; sensation; commotion
辻堂 つじどう wayside shrine
辻説法 つじせっぽう street preaching
辻褄 つじつま coherence; consistency
上辻 ウエツジ wedge
四辻 ヨツツジ crossroads, intersection, crossway, carrefour
辻番 ツジバン town-watches from the Edo period
蔵辻 クラツジ glacis
辻妻 ツジツマ coherence, consistency
辻占 ツジウラ slip of paper with a fortune-telling message, street fortune-teller
画数 · 5 strokes

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頻度 · Frequency

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 辻

What does the kanji 辻 mean?

辻 means Crossing, Crossroad, Street Corners, (kokuji). It is the 1573rd most common kanji in written Japanese.

How do you read the kanji 辻?

辻 is read kun'yomi (native Japanese) つじ.

How many strokes does 辻 have?

辻 is written with 5 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What level is the kanji 辻?

Japanese schoolchildren learn it in name kanji.

What is the radical of 辻?

The radical of 辻 is 辵 (walk), radical number 162 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 辻 made of?

辻 is built from 十 (ten) and 辶 (walk). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

What words use the kanji 辻?

Common words written with 辻 include 辻風 (せんぷう, whirlwind; sensation; commotion); 辻堂 (つじどう, wayside shrine); 辻説法 (つじせっぽう, street preaching).

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