儒
JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 儒: "Confucian"
The kanji 儒 means "Confucian". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジュ in on'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
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | Confucian |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2162 of 2,501 |
Common words with 儒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 儒教Confucianism
- 儒者Confucianist; Confucian (scholar)
- 儒学Confucianism
- 儒Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
- 儒学者Confucian scholar; Confucianist
- 儒教的Confucian
- 儒家Confucianist
- 犬儒cynic
- 老儒elderly Confucian scholar
- 儒仏Confucianism and Buddhism
- 宋儒Song dynasty Confucian scholars
- 儒道Confucianism
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