What is the Kanji for "Settle" and "Concerning"?

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

The Japanese Kanji for "Settle" and "Concerning" is "就".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Tsu".

Its onyomi readings are "Shuu" and "Ju".

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 3 parts:

The component "尢" . The component "尤" . And The kanji "京" means "Capital" and can be read as "Kei", "Kyou", and "Miyako".

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

What does the kanji "就" mean in japanese?

"就" means "Settle" and "Concerning".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

就く: "Take up" or "Hold". The Japanese verb '就く (つく)' has multiple meanings. The primary meaning is 'to take up' or 'to assume' a position or role, such as starting a new job or position. For example: I took up the position of manager - (私は課長に就いた). The second meaning is 'to hold' or 'to occupy' a position or role. For example: He holds the position of president - (彼は社長に就いている).

就職: "Employment". The Japanese verbal noun '就職 (しゅうしょく)' means 'employment'. This term refers to the process of obtaining a job or starting a career, especially after finishing one's studies. It is commonly used to describe the period when a student graduates and begins searching for a full-time occupation. For example: He found employment after graduating - (彼は卒業後就職した). She is currently seeking employment - (彼女は現在就職を探している).

就任: "Appointment" or "Assumption of office". The Japanese verbal noun '就任 (しゅうにん)' means 'appointment' or 'assumption of office'. It refers to the act of taking up a new position or role, such as becoming the president of a company or the prime minister of a country. For example: The new president will assume office next month - (新しい大統領が来月就任する). She was appointed as the CEO of the firm - (彼女は会社の新CEOに就任した).

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 "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". And The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu".

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.