Kanji

哲

philosophy, clear

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

テツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さとい, あきらか

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, あきら, さと, さとし, さとる, てつ, のり, よし

Common Readings

テツ

Example sentences

哲学 てつがく
自分 なり 哲学 持って 生きている

He lives with his own philosophy.

二律背反 にりつはいはん
自由意志 決定論 哲学 における 二律背反 古典的 である

Free will and determinism are classic examples of antinomy in philosophy.

哲学者 てつがくしゃ
その 哲学者 人生 意味 について 深く 考えた

That philosopher thought deeply about the meaning of life.

思索 しさく
哲学者 人生 意味 深く 思索 した

The philosopher deeply contemplated the meaning of life.

変哲 へんてつ
どこ でも いる ような 変哲 ない 普通 サラリーマン

He is an ordinary office worker, like you can find anywhere, with nothing unusual about him.

哲学書 てつがくしょ
毎晩 難解 哲学書 読んでいる

He reads difficult philosophy books every night.

読書百遍 どくしょひゃっぺん
読書百遍 難しい 哲学書 ようやく 理解 できた

Through repeated reading, I finally understood the difficult philosophy book.

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