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Kanji with 6 strokes
Choose a stroke count to explore matching kanji, together with their readings and English meanings.
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 data is provided by the KANJIDIC project maintained by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group.
Kanji with 6 strokes
| English | Kanji | Strokes | Grade | Frequency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rising sun, morning sun | 旭 | 6 | 9 | 1417 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| handle, entertain, thresh, strip | 扱 | 6 | 8 | 1057 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful | 安 | 6 | 3 | 144 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| Italy, that one | 伊 | 6 | 9 | 703 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| barbarian, savage, Ainu | 夷 | 6 | 2324 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| garment, clothes, dressing | 衣 | 6 | 4 | 1214 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac | 亥 | 6 | 9 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| potato | 芋 | 6 | 8 | 2418 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India | 印 | 6 | 4 | 682 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to | 因 | 6 | 5 | 636 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| eaves, roof, house, heaven | 宇 | 6 | 6 | 883 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| feathers, counter for birds, rabbits | 羽 | 6 | 2 | 748 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| mortar | 臼 | 6 | 2048 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile | 汚 | 6 | 8 | 908 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal | 仮 | 6 | 5 | 1039 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join | 会 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences | 回 | 6 | 2 | 50 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| ashes, puckery juice, cremate | 灰 | 6 | 6 | 1717 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| each, every, either | 各 | 6 | 4 | 243 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| sweat, perspire | 汗 | 6 | 8 | 1502 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| tin can, container | 缶 | 6 | 8 | 1543 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| undertake, scheme, design, attempt, plan | 企 | 6 | 8 | 278 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| deed, skill | 伎 | 6 | 9 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| dangerous, fear, uneasy | 危 | 6 | 6 | 606 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| desk, table | 机 | 6 | 6 | 1671 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| spirit, mind | 気 | 6 | 1 | 113 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| good luck, joy, congratulations | 吉 | 6 | 8 | 711 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| rest, day off, retire, sleep | 休 | 6 | 1 | 642 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| suck, imbibe, inhale, sip | 吸 | 6 | 6 | 1054 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| decay, rot, remain in seclusion | 朽 | 6 | 8 | 1891 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with | 共 | 6 | 4 | 174 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| correct, save, assist | 匡 | 6 | 9 | 2176 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| shout, exclaim, yell | 叫 | 6 | 8 | 1426 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| face-up, look up, depend, seek, respect, rever, drink, take | 仰 | 6 | 8 | 1573 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean | 曲 | 6 | 3 | 810 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| punish, penalty, sentence, punishment | 刑 | 6 | 8 | 864 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| square jewel, corner, angle, edge | 圭 | 6 | 9 | 1837 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| blood | 血 | 6 | 3 | 832 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| affair, case, matter, item | 件 | 6 | 5 | 212 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| 5, 5-man squad, file, line | 伍 | 6 | 9 | 1881 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| mingle, mixing, association, coming & going | 交 | 6 | 2 | 178 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| ray, light | 光 | 6 | 2 | 527 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach | 向 | 6 | 3 | 182 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| empress, queen, after, behind, back, later | 后 | 6 | 6 | 1583 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| fond, pleasing, like something | 好 | 6 | 4 | 423 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| creek, inlet, bay | 江 | 6 | 8 | 704 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| consider, think over | 考 | 6 | 2 | 196 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| going, journey | 行 | 6 | 2 | 20 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| fit, suit, join, 0.1 | 合 | 6 | 2 | 41 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| this, current, next, coming, last, past | 此 | 6 | 2078 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| again, twice, second time | 再 | 6 | 5 | 275 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in | 在 | 6 | 5 | 211 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert | 旨 | 6 | 8 | 1166 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| death, die | 死 | 6 | 3 | 229 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| thread | 糸 | 6 | 1 | 1488 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in | 至 | 6 | 6 | 996 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| character, letter, word, section of village | 字 | 6 | 1 | 485 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| Buddhist temple | 寺 | 6 | 2 | 879 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| next, order, sequence | 次 | 6 | 3 | 222 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| ear | 耳 | 6 | 1 | 1328 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| oneself | 自 | 6 | 2 | 19 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| eventide, tide, salt water, opportunity | 汐 | 6 | 9 | 2314 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression | 式 | 6 | 3 | 251 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| turf, lawn | 芝 | 6 | 8 | 1052 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| guard, protect, defend, obey | 守 | 6 | 3 | 457 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody | 朱 | 6 | 8 | 1788 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| state, province | 州 | 6 | 3 | 386 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| boat, ship | 舟 | 6 | 8 | 1786 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| allot, fill | 充 | 6 | 8 | 949 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| decameron, 10day period, season (for specific products | 旬 | 6 | 8 | 1162 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| patrol, go around, circumference | 巡 | 6 | 8 | 1262 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| artisan, workman, carpenter | 匠 | 6 | 8 | 1718 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| level | 庄 | 6 | 9 | 1693 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| help | 丞 | 6 | 9 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| color | 色 | 6 | 2 | 621 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| exhaust, use up, run out of, befriend, serve | 尽 | 6 | 8 | 1234 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| swift, fast | 迅 | 6 | 8 | 1888 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach | 成 | 6 | 4 | 116 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| west, Spain | 西 | 6 | 2 | 259 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| tongue, reed, clapper | 舌 | 6 | 5 | 1830 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| before, ahead, previous, future, precedence | 先 | 6 | 1 | 173 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| be pointed, sharp, taper, displeased, angry, edgy | 尖 | 6 | 2133 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill | 全 | 6 | 3 | 75 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| robust, manhood, prosperity | 壮 | 6 | 8 | 1657 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| early, fast | 早 | 6 | 1 | 402 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| contend, dispute, argue | 争 | 6 | 4 | 271 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| suppose, be aware of, believe, feel | 存 | 6 | 6 | 577 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| many, frequent, much | 多 | 6 | 2 | 139 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| home, house, residence, our house, my husband | 宅 | 6 | 6 | 357 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| group, association | 団 | 6 | 5 | 213 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| ground, earth | 地 | 6 | 2 | 40 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| slacken, relax | 弛 | 6 | 2497 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| pond, cistern, pool, reservoir | 池 | 6 | 2 | 827 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| bamboo | 竹 | 6 | 1 | 593 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| go-between, relationship | 仲 | 6 | 4 | 919 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| insect, bug, temper | 虫 | 6 | 1 | 1351 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptoms | 兆 | 6 | 4 | 1174 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| suspend, hang, wear (sword) | 吊 | 6 | 2475 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition | 伝 | 6 | 4 | 416 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies) | 吐 | 6 | 8 | 1674 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| lamp, a light, light, counter for lights | 灯 | 6 | 4 | 1605 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| hit, right, appropriate, himself | 当 | 6 | 2 | 91 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| same, agree, equal | 同 | 6 | 2 | 15 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| lull, calm, (kokuji) | 凪 | 6 | 9 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| II, two, second | 弐 | 6 | 8 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| meat | 肉 | 6 | 2 | 986 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal | 如 | 6 | 8 | 1704 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint | 任 | 6 | 5 | 217 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| year | 年 | 6 | 1 | 6 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| texture, skin, body, grain | 肌 | 6 | 8 | 1559 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| fell, strike, attack, punish | 伐 | 6 | 8 | 1816 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| sail | 帆 | 6 | 8 | 1923 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| pan- | 汎 | 6 | 2014 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| queen, princess | 妃 | 6 | 8 | 1752 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| hundred | 百 | 6 | 1 | 163 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes) | 伏 | 6 | 8 | 1604 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| rice, USA, metre | 米 | 6 | 2 | 61 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| busy, occupied, restless | 忙 | 6 | 8 | 1475 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| crude, simple, plain, docile | 朴 | 6 | 8 | 1626 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| every | 毎 | 6 | 2 | 436 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| also, again | 亦 | 6 | 9 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| pupil (eye), moo (cow sound) | 牟 | 6 | 2092 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| name, noted, distinguished, reputation | 名 | 6 | 1 | 177 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| female | 牝 | 6 | 2300 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| delusion, unnecessarily, without authority, reckless | 妄 | 6 | 8 | 2264 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx | 有 | 6 | 3 | 282 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| sheep | 羊 | 6 | 3 | 1852 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| officer, an official | 吏 | 6 | 8 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences | |
| both, old Japanese coin, counter for vehicles, two | 両 | 6 | 3 | 247 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| file, row, rank, tier, column | 列 | 6 | 3 | 927 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| inferiority, be inferior to, be worse | 劣 | 6 | 8 | 1620 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| old man, old age, grow old | 老 | 6 | 4 | 803 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
| span, request | 亘 | 6 | 9 | 1728 | Kanji Details | Example Sentences |
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