# 字 letter

(crown) + 子 (child)
★★★★★
6 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

JI |

## Mnemonic

| As a child, JESUS Christ wrote lots of letters on his tiny crown. Mostly, he wrote "Who is my Daddy?"

## Jukugo

漢字(かんじ) | kanji ★★★★★ 漢 (Chinese) + 字 (letter) = 漢字 (kanji) of course
文字(もじ) | a letter ★★★★☆ FP 文 (culture/ sentence) + 字 (letter) = 文字 (a letter) a letter- whether kana, kanji, or alphabet.
ローマ字(ろうまじ) | western, Roman letters. A,b,c,d,y,o,m,a,m,a ★★★☆☆ マ () + 字 (letter) = ローマ字 (western, Roman letters. A,b,c,d,y,o,m,a,m,a)
数字(すうじ) | a numeral - 1,2,3, etc. ★★★☆☆ 数 (integer, to count) + 字 (letter) = 数字 (a numeral - 1,2,3, etc.)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
字 | letter | CHILD | 子
宇 | cosmos | THOUSAND | 千
学 | knowledge | MOHICAN |

The CHILD can only write one letter.

There's a THOUSAND cosmoses in string theory.
The MOHICAN punker has a knowledge of @narchy.

## Synonyms

name 名前 名____、姓____ 名字 氏 氏名 姓名
number 数 数字 号