Kanji

What does the kanji 芹 mean?

芹 means Japanese parsley (celery). On'yomi キン. Kun'yomi せり.

Quick facts
On'yomiキン
Kun'yomiせり
Strokes7
Main radical艸
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi キンKun'yomi せり
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

Japanese parsley (celery)

Memory hook

The grass (艹) bundled by weight (斤) for the soup pot — JAPANESE PARSLEY.

Stroke order · 7 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.

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.