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Kanji with 16 strokes
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New to kanji? Kanji are characters used to write many meaningful parts of Japanese words. Each character is written using a set number of strokes, and counting them can help you find a character when you do not know its reading or meaning.
Choose a stroke count below to narrow your search, then check the character's readings and meanings. For a beginner-friendly overview of kanji, their readings and how they work with hiragana, read our introduction to Japanese kanji.
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Kanji with 16 strokes
| English | Kanji | Strokes | Grade | Frequency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| freshwater trout, smelt | 鮎 | 16 | 9 | 2201 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| horizontal, woof, left & right, latitude | 緯 | 16 | 8 | 1430 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| intelligence, imperial | 叡 | 16 | 9 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| defense, protection | 衛 | 16 | 5 | 400 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| swallow (bird) | 燕 | 16 | 2147 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| recollection, think, remember | 憶 | 16 | 8 | 1324 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| calm, quiet, moderation | 穏 | 16 | 8 | 1535 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| demolition, break, destroy | 壊 | 16 | 8 | 727 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast | 懐 | 16 | 8 | 1493 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to | 獲 | 16 | 8 | 964 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| evergreen oak, (kokuji) | 樫 | 16 | 2297 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| wild duck, easy mark | 鴨 | 16 | 1797 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| remorse, regret, be sorry | 憾 | 16 | 8 | 1682 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| send back, return | 還 | 16 | 8 | 910 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| building, mansion, large building, palace | 館 | 16 | 3 | 613 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| mansion, large building, palace | 舘 | 16 | 2281 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane | 機 | 16 | 4 | 127 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| mandarin orange | 橘 | 16 | 9 | 2053 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| bridge | 橋 | 16 | 3 | 553 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure | 興 | 16 | 5 | 734 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| congeal, freeze, stiff, be absorbed in | 凝 | 16 | 8 | 1712 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| brocade, fine dress, honors | 錦 | 16 | 9 | 1440 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scented, smoke (tobacco) | 薫 | 16 | 8 | 1849 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| recess, rest, relax, repose | 憩 | 16 | 8 | 1731 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| think, consider, quarrel | 稽 | 16 | 2372 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite | 激 | 16 | 6 | 560 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| constitution, law | 憲 | 16 | 6 | 551 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness | 賢 | 16 | 8 | 1159 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| equilibrium, measuring rod, scale | 衡 | 16 | 8 | 1847 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| steel | 鋼 | 16 | 6 | 1246 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| ground-breaking, open up farmland | 墾 | 16 | 8 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| confused, mix, be in disorder | 錯 | 16 | 8 | 1740 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| consult with | 諮 | 16 | 8 | 1345 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| stripe | 縞 | 16 | 2491 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| copper, tin | 錫 | 16 | 2095 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| Confucian | 儒 | 16 | 8 | 2162 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| timber trees, wood | 樹 | 16 | 6 | 988 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| animal, beast | 獣 | 16 | 8 | 1714 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward | 縦 | 16 | 6 | 1258 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| lot, earth, soil | 壌 | 16 | 8 | 1407 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| lass, girl, Miss, daughter | 嬢 | 16 | 8 | 2059 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| lock, fetters, shackles | 錠 | 16 | 8 | 1934 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| fuel, firewood, kindling | 薪 | 16 | 8 | 2182 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards) | 親 | 16 | 2 | 406 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| weight, plumb bob, sinker | 錘 | 16 | 8 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music) | 整 | 16 | 3 | 478 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass | 積 | 16 | 4 | 541 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| recommend, mat, advise, encourage, offer | 薦 | 16 | 8 | 1082 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| small low table, tray | 膳 | 16 | 2120 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity | 操 | 16 | 6 | 1016 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| blackened eyebrows | 黛 | 16 | 9 | 2254 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| whey, good Buddhist teaching | 醍 | 16 | 2303 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| voiced, uncleanness, wrong, nigori, impurity | 濁 | 16 | 8 | 1883 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| barrel, cask, keg | 樽 | 16 | 1981 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| podium, stage, rostrum, terrace | 壇 | 16 | 8 | 1512 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| fabricate, build, construct | 築 | 16 | 5 | 821 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| spy out, reconnoiter | 諜 | 16 | 2445 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| abandon, give up | 諦 | 16 | 2457 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| hoof | 蹄 | 16 | 2469 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| nonstandard for J825 | 燈 | 16 | 2456 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| sugar | 糖 | 16 | 6 | 1471 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| head, counter for large animals | 頭 | 16 | 2 | 433 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| fervent, kind, cordial, serious, deliberate | 篤 | 16 | 8 | 1942 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| cloudy weather, cloud up | 曇 | 16 | 8 | 1899 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| riddle, puzzle, enigma, hint, tip | 謎 | 16 | 2021 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| burn, blaze, glow | 燃 | 16 | 5 | 948 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted | 濃 | 16 | 8 | 1200 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| dilute, thin, weak (tea) | 薄 | 16 | 8 | 1009 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain | 縛 | 16 | 8 | 1764 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| talk, (kokuji) | 噺 | 16 | 2308 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble | 繁 | 16 | 8 | 1198 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun | 避 | 16 | 8 | 756 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| butterbur, bog rhubarb | 蕗 | 16 | 9 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| stirred up, be invigorated, flourish | 奮 | 16 | 6 | 1521 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| wall, lining (stomach), fence | 壁 | 16 | 8 | 1037 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| sew, stitch, embroider | 縫 | 16 | 8 | 1723 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| swell, get fat, thick | 膨 | 16 | 8 | 1293 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| conspire, cheat, impose on, plan, devise, scheme, have in mind, deceive | 謀 | 16 | 8 | 1370 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth) | 磨 | 16 | 8 | 1608 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| noodles, wheat flour | 麺 | 16 | 2331 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit | 薬 | 16 | 3 | 702 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| thicket, bush, underbrush, grove | 薮 | 16 | 2109 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| rebuke, admonish, charge, warn, persuade | 諭 | 16 | 8 | 1461 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| transport, send, be inferior | 輸 | 16 | 5 | 371 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| dissolve, melt | 融 | 16 | 8 | 481 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| hug, embrace, possess, protect, lead | 擁 | 16 | 8 | 1213 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| noh chanting | 謡 | 16 | 8 | 1580 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| trust, request | 頼 | 16 | 8 | 708 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| dragon, imperial | 龍 | 16 | 1734 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| neighboring | 隣 | 16 | 8 | 1083 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| slave, servant, prisoner, criminal, follower | 隷 | 16 | 8 | 2009 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| tempering, refine, drill, train, polish | 錬 | 16 | 8 | 2221 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied | 篭 | 16 | 2237 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| record | 録 | 16 | 4 | 546 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| swamp | 澤 | 16 | 2374 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| water route, shipping channel | 澪 | 16 | 9 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| burn, bonfire | 燎 | 16 | 9 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| hut | 盧 | 16 | 1483 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| a coat raincoat | 簑 | 16 | 2427 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| a kind of grass | 薔 | 16 | 2356 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
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