JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 孟: "chief, beginning"
The kanji 孟 means "chief, beginning". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read モウ, ボウ, ミョウ in on'yomi and かしら 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)
モウボウミョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かしら
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 | chief, beginning |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2127 of 2,501 |
Common words with 孟
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 孟子Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi · Mencius (one of the Four Books)
- 孟宗竹moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
- 孟夏beginning of summer · fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 孟宗moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)
- 孔孟Confucius and Mencius
- 孟母三遷the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves
- 孔孟の教えthe teachings of Confucius and Mencius
- 孟春beginning of spring · first month of the lunar calendar
- 孟冬beginning of winter · tenth month of the lunar calendar
- 孟宗の節root of a moso bamboo
- 孟母三遷の教えthe importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning
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