JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 窒: "plug up, obstruct"
The kanji 窒 means "plug up, obstruct". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チツ 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)
チツ
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 | plug up, obstruct |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1776 of 2,501 |
Common words with 窒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 窒息suffocation; choking; asphyxia
- 窒息死death by suffocation; death by choking
- 窒素nitrogen (N)
- 液体窒素liquid nitrogen
- 亜酸化窒素nitrous oxide (N2O)
- 窒素肥料nitrogenous fertilizer; nitrogenous fertiliser
- 一酸化窒素nitric monoxide
- 窒化nitridization; nitriding · nitride (of)
- 窒素酸化物nitrogen oxide
- 窒化ホウ素boron nitride
- 窒息性suffocating; asphyxiating
- 窒死death from suffocation
Keep going
Read real Japanese, not lists
A kanji list does not teach you to read. KanjiYome puts furigana and a dictionary on any Japanese text, offline, and turns the words you meet into review cards.