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What does the kanji 赦 mean?

赦 means pardoning, amnesty. On'yomi シャ. Kun'yomi ゆる.す.

Quick facts
On'yomiシャ
Kun'yomiゆる.す
Strokes11
Main radical赤
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi シャKun'yomi ゆる.す
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

pardoning, amnesty

Memory hook

The one red-faced (赤) from a few blows (攵) is then pardoned — PARDON, AMNESTY.

Main radical

赤red 7 strokes

Built from

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.