Japanese Kanji

tei

truth · clarity · abandon

Secondary school · 16 strokes

Readings

  • ONテイtei
  • ONタイtai
  • KUNあきら.めるakira
  • KUNつまびらかtsumabiraka
  • KUNまことmakoto

Meaning

Truth, clarity, abandon, give up.

Stroke order for 諦

諦 is part of the secondary school jōyō kanji — the full set of characters used in everyday Japanese. With 16 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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