# 識 — discern; knowledge

識 means “discern; knowledge”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 19 strokes. On'yomi: シキ (shiki). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: discern; knowledge
- On'yomi: シキ (shiki)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 19
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Thinking & noticing 2

## How to remember 識

Words (言) and sound (音) cut sharp by a halberd (戈): telling things apart.

Parts: 言 say; words · 音 sound · 戈 halberd

## Don't confuse it with

[職](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/occupation/) · [織](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/weave/) · [闇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/darkness/)

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 2” set

[想](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/imagine/) · [念](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/keep-in-mind/) · [観](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/observe/) · [察](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/perceive/) · [識](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/discern/) · [忘](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/forget/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/discern/. Last updated 2026-11-01.