What is the Kanji for "State" and "Mention"?

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

The Japanese Kanji for "State" and "Mention" is "述".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "No".

Its onyomi reading is "Jutsu".

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 radical "⻌" means "Walk" . And The component "朮" .

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

What does the kanji "述" mean in japanese?

"述" means "State" and "Mention".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

述べる: "State". The verb '述べる (のべる)' means 'to state'. It is used to express an opinion, notion or fact in a clear and concise manner. It can be used in formal contexts such as speeches, essays or reports. For example: He stated his opinion - (彼は自分の意見を述べた). The report stated the findings - (報告書は結果を述べた).

前述: "Previous". The Japanese noun '前述 (ぜんじゅつ)' means 'previous'. It is used to refer to something that has been mentioned or discussed before in the current context. For example: As mentioned previously - (前述のとおり). The previous chapter - (前述の章)

記述: "Description". The verbal noun '記述 (きじゅつ)' means 'description'. It refers to the act of describing or explaining something in words, providing details about its characteristics, nature, or features. This term is commonly used in academic, technical, or formal contexts when writing about a subject or topic. For example: The paper provided a detailed description of the experimental process - (論文は実験過程の詳しい記述を提供した). The report included a description of the company's financial performance - (レポートには同社の財務実績の記述が含まれていた).

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 "じ" is read as "ji". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". And The hiragana "の" is read as "no".

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.