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N3 Kanji 1: 丁
Meaning:
![](https://marshallyin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/boy2.jpeg)
In Japanese, 丁 means “cake of tofu”.
How to read it:
Kunyomi | Not often used |
Onyomi | ちょう、てい |
How to write it:
![](https://marshallyin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/丁4.png)
Origin:
![](https://marshallyin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WechatIMG347-300x250.jpeg)
The original meaning of 丁 is “nail”.
Now 丁 has nothing to do with nail, and people use another kanji, which is 釘, to represent nail.
You can remember this kanji by “I put a nail on one cake of tofu.”
![](https://marshallyin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/丁2-300x250.png)
Development:
![](https://marshallyin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/丁3-74x300.png)
Vocabulary:
Word | Reading | Meaning |
---|---|---|
丁度 | ちょうど | exactly |
丁寧 | ていねい | polite |
包丁 | ほうちょう | kitchen knife |
丁重 | ていちょう | courteous |
横丁 | よこちょう | bystreet |
装丁 | そうてい | binding |
一丁 | いっちょう | cake of tofu |
符丁 | ふちょう | cant |
丁半 | ちょうはん | game of dice |
落丁 | らくちょう | missing page |
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N3 Kanji 2: 両