Kanji

既

previously, already, long ago

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

无部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すでに

Nanori (Name Reading)

つき

Common Readings

キ, すで…に

Example sentences

既に すでに
会議が始まった時、彼は既に席に着いていた。

When the meeting started, he was already in his seat.

ご存知 ごぞんじ
そのニュースは既にご存知ですか？

Do you already know that news?

既視感 きしかん
初めて来た駅で、強い既視感を覚えた。

At the station I visited for the first time, I felt a strong sense of deja vu.

既存 きそん
既存の設備を最新のものに入れ替えた。

We replaced the existing equipment with the latest ones.

異端者 いたんしゃ
彼は既存の理論を否定したため、学会では異端者として扱われた。

Because he denied existing theories, he was treated as a heretic in the academic society.

既知 きち
その問題の解決策は、すでに既知の事実となっている。

The solution to that problem is already a known fact.

既婚 きこん
姉は既婚で、子供が二人います。

My older sister is married and has two children.

Example Vocabulary

既に

すでに

already; before; too late

既視感

きしかん

deja vu; a feeling of having seen something before

既存

きそん

existing; pre-existing

既成事実

きせいじじつ

既婚者

きこんしゃ

既知

きち

already known; well-known

既読

きどく

既製品

きせいひん

既婚

きこん

married

既得権益

きとくけんえき

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