議
議 — Deliberation
deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
On’yomiギ (gi)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (20 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 議
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
| 議会 | ぎかい gikai | congress; parliament; diet |
| 議長 | ぎちょう gichou | chair; chairman; chairperson |
| 協議 | きょうぎ kyougi | conference; consultation; discussion |
| 決議 | けつぎ ketsugi | resolution; vote; decision |
Study notes
議 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 20 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #25 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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