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之: of

of; this; to go
3 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here

Readings

On
シ
Kun
の・これ・ゆく・この

Acts like の in place and shrine names (奥之院) and old-style spellings; as 'this' it is これ in literary text.

Key words

之のof (old-style)
之これthis (literary)
奥之院おくのいんinner sanctuary
天之邪鬼あまのじゃくcontrarian
之繞しんにょうthe road radical 辶

Example sentences

At the top of the mountain, the temple's inner sanctuary stands quietly.

My younger brother, who always says the opposite, is truly contrary.

The characters 道 and 週 both have the shinnyo radical.

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