是

Just So

Also: Right, This, Justice

On'yomi

  • ぜ ze
  • し shi

Kun'yomi

  • これ kore
  • この kono
  • ここ koko
Stroke count
9
Radical
日 sun · Kangxi radical 72
JLPT level
N1
School grade
Secondary school

是 has 9 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 日 (sun), number 72. Hashidari places it at JLPT N1. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N1 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji