JLPT N1 · 4 strokes
Kanji 屯: "barracks, police station, camp"
The kanji 屯 means "barracks, police station, camp, ton". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read トン in on'yomi and たむろ 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)
トン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たむろ
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 | barracks, police station, camp, ton |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1980 of 2,501 |
Common words with 屯
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 屯するto gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out · to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
- 駐屯stationing (troops); garrisoning
- 駐屯地garrison; military base
- 屯gathering; place where people gather · police station; camp; barracks
- 屯所military station; post; quarters · police station (early Meiji era)
- 屯うto gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out
- 駐屯所military station; post
- 屯田兵agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers
- 駐屯軍garrison; occupation forces
- 屯ton (esp. a metric ton, i.e. 1000 kg); tonne
- 屯田colonization; colonisation
- 屯営military camp; barracks; camping
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