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What does the kanji 儒 mean?

儒 means Confucian scholar; Confucianism. On'yomi ジュ.

Quick facts
On'yomiジュ
Strokes16
Main radical人
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ジュ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework16 strokes

Confucian scholar; Confucianism

Memory hook

A person (亻) waiting under the rain (雨), patiently (而) studying the sages — CONFUCIAN SCHOLAR.

Main radical

人person 2 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.