硝
JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 硝: "nitrate, saltpeter"
The kanji 硝 means "nitrate, saltpeter". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショウ 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)
ショウ
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 | nitrate, saltpeter |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2154 of 2,501 |
Common words with 硝
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 硝子glass; pane
- 硝煙gunpowder smoke
- 硝石saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre
- 硝酸nitric acid
- 煙硝gunpowder
- 硝酸銀silver nitrate; AgNO3
- 硝子体vitreous body (of the eye); vitreous humor; vitreous humour; the vitreous
- 硝化nitrification
- 硝薬gunpowder
- 亜硝酸nitrous acid
- 硝酸カリウムpotassium nitrate; saltpeter
- 硝酸アンモニウムammonium nitrate
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