Kanji

What does the kanji 捺 mean?

捺 means pressing, stamping (a seal). On'yomi ナツ、ダツ. Kun'yomi さ.す、お.す.

Quick facts
On'yomiナツ、ダツ
Kun'yomiさ.す、お.す
Strokes11
Main radical手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ナツ、ダツKun'yomi さ.す、お.す
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

pressing, stamping (a seal)

Memory hook

The hand (扌) pressing the big (大) seal down on the altar (示) — STAMP, AFFIX A SEAL.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Stroke order · 11 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.