“Come across” or “Adult male” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “丁”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “丁” means “Come across”, “Man servant” or “Even numbers on dice” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “丁”

Jouyou Kanji “丁” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
2 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
ちょう(chou) |
| てい(tei) |
| とう(tou) |
| ちん(chin) |
| Kun-Yomi |
あ(たる)(a(taru)) |
| ひのと(hinoto) |
| Meanings |
Come across, Meet |
| Adult male |
| Man servant |
| Even numbers on dice |
| Denmark (in Japan, Denmark is written “丁抹” in kanji) |
| Unit word for counting paper sheets on a book |
| Unit word for counting Tofu(豆腐) |
| Unit word for counting gun, rifle etc |
| Unit for measuring length (1丁 is about 109 meter) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “丁”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 丁銀(ちょうぎん-cho u gi n) |
Chougin (Edo-period silver coin shaped like a sea cucumber) |
| 丁子(ちょうじ-cho u ji) |
Caryophyllus, Clove |
| 丁数(ちょうすう-cho u su u) |
① Number of leaves (of a book), ② Even number |
| 丁半(ちょうはん-cho u ha n) |
Even and odd numbers (on dice), Gambling |
| 丁幾(ちんき-chi n ki) |
Tincture |
| 丁字形(ていじけい-te i ji ke i) |
T-shaped |
| 丁定規 or 丁定木(ていじょうぎ-te i jo u gi) |
T-square (technical drawing instrument) |
| 丁字路(ていじろ-te i ji ro) |
T junction, Three‐forked road |
| 丁重(ていちょう-te i cho u) |
Polite, Courteous, Hospitable |
| 丁寧(ていねい-te i ne i) |
Polite, Courteous, Civil, Respectful, Mannerly |
| 丁寧語(ていねいご-te i ne i go) |
Polite expression |
| 丁年(ていねん-te i ne n) |
Adulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan), One’s majority |
| 丁稚(でっち-de cchi) |
Apprentice, Shop boy |
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