JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 充: "allot, fill"
The kanji 充 means "allot, fill". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジュウ in on'yomi and あ.てる, み.たす in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あ.てるみ.たす
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | allot, fill |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 949 of 2,501 |
Common words with 充
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 充実fullness; completeness; perfection; substantiality · enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading
- 補充replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement
- 充満being filled with; being full of; permeation
- 充電charging (electrically) · recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
- 充血congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
- リア充person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie
- 充てるto assign; to set aside
- 充実感sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
- 充填filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.)
- 充足感feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
- 充足sufficiency
- 充電器(battery) charger; AC adapter
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