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What is the Kanji for 'Think' and 'Consider'? | 稽

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Think' and 'Consider', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Think' and 'Consider' is 稽.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Think, Consider

    Reading

    kunyomiかんが

    kanga

    とど

    todo

    onyomiけい

    kei

    Parts

    Cereal Purport, Delicious

    Example Word

    稽古: practice. The Japanese verbal noun '稽古 (けいこ)' primarily means 'practice' or 'training'. It is commonly used in contexts related to learning or perfecting a skill, such as martial arts, traditional arts, or performing arts. For example: I have kendo practice today「今日は剣道の稽古があります」(きょうはけんどうのけいこがあります). She is practicing the tea ceremony「彼女は茶道の稽古をしています」(かのじょはさどうのけいこをしています). The word often carries a nuance of disciplined, repetitive training aimed at mastery, and it is frequently used in traditional or artistic contexts.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    15

    Grade

    10

    Frequency

    1267

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 3 parts:

    radical

    Meaning

    Cereal

    component

    kanji

    Meaning

    Purport, Delicious

Words Using

This kanji is used in 1 word:

    word

    稽古

    Meaning

    Practice

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 29 kanji contain the part 禾 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Autumn

    kanji

    Meaning

    Section, Department

    kanji

    Meaning

    Private, Me

    kanji

    Meaning

    Profit, Advantage

    kanji

    Meaning

    Peace

    kanji

    Meaning

    Laugh

    kanji

    Meaning

    Tax

    kanji

    Meaning

    Kind, Variety

    kanji

    Meaning

    Order, Extent

    kanji

    Meaning

    Season

    kanji

    Meaning

    Committee

    kanji

    Meaning

    Accumulate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Order, Regularity

    kanji

    Meaning

    Move, Transfer

    kanji

    Meaning

    Second

    kanji

    Meaning

    Secret

    kanji

    Meaning

    Excel, Excellent

    kanji

    Meaning

    Young, Immature

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rice plant

    kanji

    Meaning

    Work, Earnings

    kanji

    稿

    Meaning

    Manuscript, Draft

    kanji

    Meaning

    Calm, Moderate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Harvest

    kanji

    Meaning

    Grain, Cereal

    kanji

    Meaning

    Spike

    kanji

    Meaning

    Appellation

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fragrance

    kanji

    Meaning

    Tariff, Land tax

    kanji

    Meaning

    Play music

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 3 kanji contain the part 旨 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Finger

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fat, Grease

    kanji

    Meaning

    Visit a shrine

Learn the Kanji

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What does 稽 mean?

稽 means 'Think' and 'Consider'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.