JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 飽: "sated, tired of, bored"
The kanji 飽 means "sated, tired of, bored, satiate". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ホウ in on'yomi and あ.きる, あ.かす, あ.く 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)
ホウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あ.きるあ.かすあ.く
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 | sated, tired of, bored, satiate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1780 of 2,501 |
Common words with 飽
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 飽くまでto the end; to the bitter end; to the last; stubbornly · after all; it must be remembered; only; purely
- 飽きるto get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to grow weary of · to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
- 飽くまでもjusqu'au bout, obstinément, sans céder · avant tout, ne pas oublier que, uniquement, purement et simplement
- 飽き足るto be fulfilled; to be satisfied
- 聞き飽きるto be tired of hearing
- 見飽きるto get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
- 飽くto get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to grow weary of · to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
- 飽き飽きgetting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
- 飽きもせずuntiringly; persistently; without losing interest
- 飽和saturation; satiation
- 飽きweariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
- 飽くなきinsatiable; untiring; persistent
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