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知 means 'know'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 58   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-2    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 6    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 162 words   Used in 512 words   Used in 2431 names   Component in 6 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   チ
Kun
   しる to know
Additional readings
Kun    しらせる
Name    さと   さとる   しり   しれ   とも   のり
Components
⿰  矢 arrow  口 mouth  
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和 peace  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 知 is used 22 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 知 is used 483 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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チ : 348 words FIND ALL
ち し き 1
noun
knowledge; information
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チ (read as じ) : 6 words FIND ALL
noun
previous notice; omen; signs; premonition
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しる : 129 words FIND ALL
し る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
2. to notice; to feel
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Additional less common words include 知 but readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 186 (originally: 169)  Joy o' Kanji : 169  Key to Kanji: 725 

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知
チ   しる to know   
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矢
シ   や arrow   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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