Kanji

What does the kanji 孟 mean?

孟 means eldest (child); beginning. On'yomi モウ、ボウ、ミョウ. Kun'yomi かしら.

Quick facts
On'yomiモウ、ボウ、ミョウ
Kun'yomiかしら
Strokes8
Main radical子
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi モウ、ボウ、ミョウKun'yomi かしら
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

eldest (child); beginning

Memory hook

The first child (子) set on the dish (皿) as the offering — ELDEST, BEGINNING.

Main radical

子child 3 strokes

Stroke order · 8 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.