# 識 — Discerning

Frequency rank 334 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 誰 (Who), less common than 視 (Look At).

- On’yomi: しき
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 言 Speech (Kangxi 149)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

You say (言) the sound (音) of a drunkard (戈) — discerning the slurred speech from the meaningful words requires sharp judgment.

In words:

- 意識 いしき — consciousness,senses
- 知識 ちしき — knowledge,information
- 常識 じょうしき — common sense

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