Hanja Analyzer
醍

醍 — je

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
제호 제
Romanization
je
English
essential oil of butter
Mandarin
tí
Japanese on'yomi
ダイ, テイ, タイ
Japanese usage
Jinmeiyō kanji
Newspaper frequency
#2,303 of 2,500
Strokes
16
Radical
酉 (164, 9 residual)
Phonetic component
是
Unicode
U+918D

Parts that make up 醍

  • 酉 닭 유 술 담는 항아리술과 발효, 익히는 일
  • 是 이[斯]/옳을 시sound 슬기로울 지(智)의 옛 자형에서 왔다고 본다옳다. ‘시·제’ 계열의 소리

Japanese words with 醍

  • 醍醐だいご ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); the ultimate truth of Buddhism; nirvana
  • 醍醐味だいごみ the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; the true charm

Characters sharing the phonetic 是

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “제”

Other hanja with radical 酉

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