Kanji
N1 9 strokes Grade 8 freq #2106

so-and-so, one, a certain, that person

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

tree ki

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

certain; one
certain country
a certain person; unnamed person
certain place
certain day
a certain month
a certain publication
a certain ministry; an unspecified ministry
certain company; unnamed company

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

certain person; certain amount
someone; unknown person
so-and-so

Example sentences

The accident was due to the drunken driving of a certain film star.

I was almost deceived by a certain trader's sweet words into making a huge loss.