誰 – who, someone, somebody

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The kanji 誰 means who, someone, somebody. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is スイ (sui); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is だれ、たれ、た (dare, tare, ta). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	スイ	sui
Kun’yomi	だれ	dare
Kun’yomi	たれ	tare
Kun’yomi	た	ta

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: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: 言・隹.

Words using 誰

誰だれwho誰かだれかsomeone

Example sentences

「誰か車の中にいるのですか」「トムがいます」

"Who is in the car?" "Tom is."

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Kanji with the same radical

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