JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 焦: "char, hurry, impatient"
The kanji 焦 means "char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショウ in on'yomi and こ.げる, こ.がす, こ.がれる, あせ.る, じ.れる 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)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こ.げるこ.がすこ.がれるあせ.るじ.れる
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 | char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 973 of 2,501 |
Common words with 焦
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 焦るto be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to fret · to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered; to be startled
- 焦りimpatience, fébrilité, nervosité (due à la précipitation)
- 焦点focus; focal point · focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; central point
- 焦げるto burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
- 焦燥impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
- 焦がすto burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
- 焦らすto tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
- 焦燥感irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
- 焦れるto get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
- 焦れったいirritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating
- 焼け焦げるto burn to a crisp; to scorch
- 焦がれるto long (for); to yearn (for) · to love ardently
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