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癡 Kanji meaning "foolish"

Jiten frequency #5073Kanken Level 1 / 準1TMW 漢検1級19 strokes

Meanings

foolish

On'yomi

チ

Kun'yomi

し.れるおろか

Composed of

疒trailing sicknessradical
疑doubt

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

癡(ち)foolishness#170256愚(ぐ)癡(ち)idle complaint#219671貪(とん)瞋(じん)癡(ち)the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)#283170白癡(はくち)idiot#379647無(む)癡(ち)no delusion#397215癡(ち)呆(ほう)dementia#468561愚(ぐ)癡(ち)っぽいprone to complaining#468561

Most common words using this kanji

癡(ち)foolishness#170256愚(ぐ)癡(ち)idle complaint#219671貪(とん)瞋(じん)癡(ち)the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)#283170白癡(はくち)idiot#379647無(む)癡(ち)no delusion#397215白癡者(たわけもの)idiot#468561癡(ち)呆(ほう)dementia#468561愚(ぐ)癡(ち)っぽいprone to complaining#468561
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