Readings
Meanings
- counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins)
- counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘnail · spike
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 95
Compound words
polite; courteous; civil; careful; closeone leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m)polite; courteous; hospitableexactly; precisely; just; right; opportunelydistrict of a town; city block (of irregular size)kitchen knife; cooking; foodbinding (of a book); design (of a book cover)skillfulnessFire Boar (24th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1947, 2007, 2067)Fire Rabbit (4th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)apprenticeFire Rooster (34th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077)DenmarkFire Sheep (44th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1907, 1967, 2027)Fire Snake (54th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1917, 1977, 2037)chonmagekitchen knifeLatin (language)single letterjewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima)volublestone harvesting knifepolite language (e.g. masu, desu) Additional Examples
He took off his hat and made a polite bow.tatoeba He made a polite bow to his teacher.tatoeba He declined the job-offer very politely.tatoeba He is as ready to talk as to work.tatoeba Stroke Order
2 strokes
Block (of a town). A nail seen from the side. Used for city blocks: 一丁目 — block one.
Practice Writing
Practice Writing 丁
Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step