述 — “state / relate” in Japanese

Grade 5じゅつ, の

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“state / relate” in Japanese is 述, read jutsu, no (じゅつ, の). It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 記述 (description).

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What does 述 mean?

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Kanji	述
Meaning	state / relate
Readings	じゅつ, の
Grade	Grade 5 (Hard)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	記述 (description)

How to read 述

述 is read jutsu (じゅつ) or no (の) depending on the word.

Words with 述

記述
叙述

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Updated: 2026-08-28