JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 邑: "village, rural community, right village radical (no. 163)"
The kanji 邑 means "village, rural community, right village radical (no. 163)". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ユウ in on'yomi and むら 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)
ユウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
むら
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 | village, rural community, right village radical (no. 163) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2452 of 2,501 |
Common words with 邑
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 邑kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
- 都邑city; town; village
- 邑落hamlet
- 林邑楽Indian song and dance (introduced to Japan by the Chams in approx. 736 CE)
- 村邑village
- 僻邑remote village
- 市邑city; town; village
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