Explore 誌 in words for publications and records. Connect each reading with a complete word and a useful context.

The idea

誌 has 14 strokes; follow the linked stroke-order diagram. Its common reading here is し: 雑誌（ざっし）, 日誌（にっし）, 学術誌（がくじゅつし） and 旅行誌（りょこうし）. Learn the small っ in the first two words.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingMeaning
雑誌ざっしmagazine
日誌にっしdaily log
学術誌がくじゅつしacademic journal
旅行誌りょこうしtravel magazine

Examples

  • 私わたしは雑誌ざっしを読よみます。I read magazines.
  • この雑誌ざっしは毎月まいつき出でます。This magazine comes out every month.
  • 先生せんせいは日誌にっしを書かきます。The teacher writes a daily log.
  • 研究けんきゅう日誌にっしに結果けっかを記録きろくします。I record the results in the research log.
  • 図書館としょかんで学術誌がくじゅつしを探さがします。I look for an academic journal at the library.
  • 姉あねは旅行誌りょこうしを買かいました。My older sister bought a travel magazine.

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Watch out

誌 often appears in titles of journals and records. A newspaper is 新聞（しんぶん）, not 雑誌; 紙 means paper and is a different character.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 雑誌 in hiragana.

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    ざっし

    雑誌 is ざっし: a magazine. The small っ marks a pause before し.

  2. Write the reading of 日誌 in hiragana.

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    にっし

    日誌 is にっし: a daily log. Remember the small っ in the complete word.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: 学術＿（がくじゅつし）［誌／紙］.

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    誌

    誌 completes 学術誌（がくじゅつし）, an academic journal; 紙 means paper.

Use it today

Write 誌 using the diagram. Cover the table, read 雑誌 and 日誌, and make a sentence with one of them.