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是

Right, Just
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingゼ
Kun readingこれ
JōyōGrade 8Level 17

Verbs with «是»

是正する
  1. here
  2. this place
  3. this point
  4. here
  5. now

Popular Usage

是非

Radicals and components

Radical日sun
Components
How it's built
是
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sun (日) · day (日) · mend

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 414

Compound words

是非ぜひ
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
是非是非ぜひぜひ
certainly; by all means
国是こくぜ
national policy
是正ぜせい
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
是認ぜにん
approval; approbation; endorsement
是非ともぜひとも
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
是程これほど
so
是等これら
these
是迄これまで
so far
是からこれから
from now on
是ほどこれほど
so
色即是空しきそくぜくう
form is emptiness
是か非かぜかひか
right or wrong
是正するぜせいする
to correct
是が非でもぜがひでも
rightly or wrongly
過ちて改めざる是を過ちと謂うあやまちてあらためざるこれをあやまちという
a man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake

Additional Examples

是非パーティーへおこし下さい。
Do come to the party.tatoeba
是非とも目標を達成せねばならない。
I have to attain my purpose at all costs.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Right; just so. 日 (sun) + 疋 — correct and clear as the sun. 是非 — by all means.Also known as “Absolutely”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 是

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step