Kanji

What does the kanji 宥 mean?

宥 means leniency, forgiveness; soothing, appeasing. On'yomi ユウ. Kun'yomi なだ.める、ゆる.す.

Quick facts
On'yomiユウ
Kun'yomiなだ.める、ゆる.す
Strokes9
Main radical宀
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ユウKun'yomi なだ.める、ゆる.す
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

leniency, forgiveness; soothing, appeasing

Memory hook

Taking the offender in under the roof (宀) and giving them meat (月) — PARDON, SOOTHE.

Main radical

宀roof 3 strokes

Stroke order · 9 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.