What is the Kanji for "Chair"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Chair", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Chair" is "椅".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "I".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "木" means "Tree" and "Wood" and can be read as "Boku", "Ki", "Moku", and "Ko". And The kanji "奇" means "Odd", "Strange", and "Curious" and can be read as "Ki".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "椅" mean in japanese?

"椅" means "Chair".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

椅子: "Chair". The Japanese noun '椅子 (いす)' means 'chair'. This word refers to a piece of furniture with a back and seat that is used for sitting. Chairs can come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and materials, and are commonly found in homes, offices, restaurants, and other settings. For example: I am sitting in a chair - (私は椅子に座っています). Please have a seat in that chair - (あの椅子に座ってください)

車椅子: "Wheelchair". 車椅子 (くるまいす) is the Japanese word for 'wheelchair'. It refers to a chair with wheels that is used by people with physical disabilities or mobility impairments to help them move around. Wheelchairs provide independence and mobility to those who need assistance getting from one place to another. For example: She uses a wheelchair to get around the office - (彼女はオフィスを移動するのに車椅子を使っています).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "い" is read as "i"

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.