Kanji

What does the kanji 恕 mean?

恕 means forgiveness, tolerance. On'yomi ジョ、ショ. Kun'yomi ゆる.す.

Quick facts
On'yomiジョ、ショ
Kun'yomiゆる.す
Strokes10
Main radical心
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ジョ、ショKun'yomi ゆる.す
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

forgiveness, tolerance

Memory hook

Putting the heart (心) into the woman (女) who speaks (口), and understanding — FORGIVE, PARDON.

Stroke order · 10 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.