唯 – solely, only, merely

11 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1292 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 唯 means solely, only, merely, simply. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ユイ、イ (yui, i); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ただ (tada). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ユイ	yui
On’yomi	イ	i
Kun’yomi	ただ	tada

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: 口・隹.

Words using 唯

唯ただordinary唯一ゆいいつonly

Example sentences

初めの一歩が唯一の難関。

The first step is the hardest.

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Kanji with the same radical

同合員問和名向告品各台口営可商味

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