知 = 口 + 矢

知 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “know”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 矢 (dart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1308. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: know
RTK frame: 1308
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): チ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): し.る, し.らせる
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: знать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 知 know

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 知

How to find 知 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “dart”. 知 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 知 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.