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What does the kanji 窒 mean?

窒 means blocking, suffocating. On'yomi チツ.

Quick facts
On'yomiチツ
Strokes11
Main radical穴
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi チツ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

blocking, suffocating

Memory hook

Earth (土) packed right to the end (至) of the hole (穴) — OBSTRUCT, CHOKE.

Main radical

穴cave, hole 5 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Data sources and licences

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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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.