# 磁 — Magnet

Frequency rank 1588 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 湧 (Well Up), less common than 僧 (Priest).

- On’yomi: じ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 石 Stone (Kangxi 112)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

A stone on the left is wrapped in thread on the right -- a stone wrapped in thread that pulls other stones toward it acts like a magnet.

In words:

- 磁石 じしゃく — magnet
- 磁気 じき — magnetism
- 磁器 じき — porcelain;china

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