只 – only, free, in addition

5 strokesJinmeiyō (names)#2288 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 只 means only, free, in addition. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ (shi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ただ (tada). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シ	shi
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・ハ.

Words using 只

只ただordinary

Kanji with the same radical

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