17 - Stroke Kanji

One easy way to find an unknown kanji in a dictionary is to count the strokes and thereby narrow your search to a couple hundred instead of several thousand kanji. (Please note that there are several writing styles for many kanji so this may work better for some kanji than for others.)

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List of 17 - Stroke Kanji

Kanji	On-Yomi	Kun-Yomi	Meanings	Kanji Compounds
優	ユウウ	やさ.しいすぐ.れるまさ.る	tenderness excel surpass actor superiority gentleness	View Kanji Compounds
鮮	セン	あざ.やか	fresh vivid clear brilliant Korea	View Kanji Compounds
環	カン	わ	ring circle link wheel	View Kanji Compounds
療	リョウ		heal cure	View Kanji Compounds
厳	ゲンゴン	おごそ.かきび.しいいか.めしいいつくし	stern strictness severity rigidity	View Kanji Compounds
講	コウ		lecture club association	View Kanji Compounds
齢	レイ	よわ.いとし	age	View Kanji Compounds
聴	チョウテイ	き.くゆる.す	listen headstrong naughty careful inquiry	View Kanji Compounds
績	セキ		exploits unreeling cocoons	View Kanji Compounds
償	ショウ	つぐな.う	reparation make up for recompense redeem	View Kanji Compounds
縮	シュク	ちぢ.むちぢ.まるちぢ.めるちぢ.れるちぢ.らす	shrink contract shrivel wrinkle reduce	View Kanji Compounds
購	コウ		subscription buy	View Kanji Compounds
謝	シャ	あやま.る	apologize thank refuse	View Kanji Compounds
懇	コン	ねんご.ろ	sociable kind courteous hospitable cordial	View Kanji Compounds
犠	ギキ	いけにえ	sacrifice	View Kanji Compounds
翼	ヨク	つばさ	wing plane flank	View Kanji Compounds
磯	キ	いそ	seashore beach	View Kanji Compounds
繊	セン		slender fine thin kimono	View Kanji Compounds
擦	サツ	す.るす.れる -ず.れこす.るこす.れる	grate rub scratch scrape chafe scour	View Kanji Compounds
覧	ラン	み.る	perusal see	View Kanji Compounds
曙	ショ	あけぼの	dawn daybreak	View Kanji Compounds
篠	ゾウショウ	しのささすず	also N3428 bamboo grass	View Kanji Compounds
謙	ケン		self-effacing humble oneself condescend be modest	View Kanji Compounds
頻	ヒン	しき.りに	repeatedly recur	View Kanji Compounds
霞	カゲ	かすみかす.む	be hazy grow dim blurred	View Kanji Compounds
濯	タク	すす.ぐゆす.ぐ	laundry wash pour on rinse	View Kanji Compounds
轄	カツ	くさび	control wedge	View Kanji Compounds
鍛	タン	きた.える	forge discipline train	View Kanji Compounds
鍋	カ	なべ	pot pan kettle	View Kanji Compounds
駿	シュンスン	すぐ.れる	a good horse speed a fast person	View Kanji Compounds
燥	ソウ	はしゃ.ぐ	parch dry up	View Kanji Compounds
嶺	レイリョウ		peak summit	View Kanji Compounds
聯	レン	つら.なるつら.ねる	party gang clique	View Kanji Compounds
闇	アンオン	やみくら.い	get dark gloom disorder	View Kanji Compounds
礁	ショウ		reef sunken rock	View Kanji Compounds
薩	サツサチ		Buddha	View Kanji Compounds
擬	ギ	まが.いもど.き	mimic aim (a gun) at nominate imitate	View Kanji Compounds
鍵	ケン	かぎ	key	View Kanji Compounds
謹	キン	つつし.む	discreet reverently humbly	View Kanji Compounds
瞳	ドウトウ	ひとみ	pupil	View Kanji Compounds
醜	シュウ	みにく.いしこ	ugly unclean shame bad looking	View Kanji Compounds
檜	カイ	ひのきひ	Japanese cypress	View Kanji Compounds
矯	キョウ	た.める	rectify straighten correct reform cure control pretend falsify	View Kanji Compounds
鴻	コウゴウ	おおとりひしくいおおがり	large bird wild goose large great powerful prosperous	View Kanji Compounds
嶽	ガク	たけ	peak	View Kanji Compounds
嚇	カク	おど.かす	menacing dignity majesty threaten	View Kanji Compounds
霜	ソウ	しも	frost	View Kanji Compounds
橿	キョウ	かしもちのき	oak	View Kanji Compounds
癌	ガン		cancer cancerous evil	View Kanji Compounds
鮫	コウ	さめみずち	shark	View Kanji Compounds
櫛	シツ	くしくしけず.る	comb	View Kanji Compounds
濡	ジュニュ	ぬれ.るぬら.すぬ.れるぬ.らすうるお.いうるお.ううるお.す	get wet damp make love	View Kanji Compounds
壕	コウゴウ	ほり	trench dugout air raid shelter	View Kanji Compounds
簗	リョウ	やな	weir fish trap	View Kanji Compounds
檀	ダンタン	まゆみ	cedar sandlewood spindle tree	View Kanji Compounds
謄	トウ		mimeograph copy	View Kanji Compounds
鍾	ショウシュ	あつ.めるさかずきかね	spindle gather collect	View Kanji Compounds
戴	タイ	いただ.く	be crowned with live under (a ruler) receive	View Kanji Compounds
鍼	シン	はりさ.す	needle	View Kanji Compounds
闊	カツ	ひろ.い	wide	View Kanji Compounds
檄	ケキ	げき.するふれぶみ	written appeal manifesto	View Kanji Compounds
儲	チョ	もう.けるもう.かるもうけたくわ.える	be profitable yield profit	View Kanji Compounds
糞	フン	くそ	shit feces excrement	View Kanji Compounds
鮭	カイケイ	さけしゃけふぐ	salmon	View Kanji Compounds
醤	ショウ	ひしお	a kind of miso	View Kanji Compounds
藁	コウ	わら	straw	View Kanji Compounds
儡	ライ		defeat	View Kanji Compounds
嚀	ネイニョウ		kindness	View Kanji Compounds
嚊	ヒ	かかめかかあはないき	breathing through the nose snorting wife one's old lady	View Kanji Compounds
嚏	テイ	くしゃみくさめくさみ	sneeze	View Kanji Compounds
壑	ガクカク	たに	valley	View Kanji Compounds
嬪	ヒン	ひめ	bride marriage	View Kanji Compounds
嬬	ジュ	よわ.い	mistress weak	View Kanji Compounds
嬰	エイ	ふ.れるみどりごあかご	sharp (music) baby	View Kanji Compounds
嬲	ドウジョウ	なぶ.る	sport with ridicule tease	View Kanji Compounds
嬶		かかかかあ	wife (vulg) (kokuji)	View Kanji Compounds
徽	キ	しるし	good beautiful badge	View Kanji Compounds
懃	キンゴン	ねんごろ	courtesy	View Kanji Compounds
懦	ダジュゼン	よわ.い	weakness cowardice	View Kanji Compounds
擘	ハクヒャクヘキ	さ.く	tear up	View Kanji Compounds
擠	セイサイ	お.す	push aside	View Kanji Compounds
擡	タイ	もた.げる	lift raise	View Kanji Compounds
擢	テキタク	ぬ.くぬき.んでる	excel in surpass pull out select	View Kanji Compounds
擤	コウキョウ	か.む	to blow the nose with fingers	View Kanji Compounds
擯	ヒン	しりぞ.ける	push (people) back reject	View Kanji Compounds
擱	カク	お.く	lay down put down	View Kanji Compounds
斂	レン	おさ.める	tighten stiffen	View Kanji Compounds
曖	アイ	くら.い	dark not clear	View Kanji Compounds
曚	モウボウ	くら.い	darkness	View Kanji Compounds
朦	モウボウ	おぼろ	dim obscure	View Kanji Compounds
檎	キンゴンゴ		pear apple	View Kanji Compounds
檐	エンタン	のきひさし	eaves	View Kanji Compounds
檗	ハクビャク	きはだきわだ	Amur or Chinese cork tree	View Kanji Compounds
檝	シュウショウ	かじかい	oar	View Kanji Compounds
檞	カイゲ	まつやにかしわ	oak	View Kanji Compounds
檣	ショウ	ほばしら	mast	View Kanji Compounds
檬	モウ		lemon tree	View Kanji Compounds
氈	セン	もうせん	woollen cloth or rug	View Kanji Compounds
潛	セン	ひそ.むもぐ.るかく.れるくぐ.るひそ.める	conceal hide lower (voice) hush	View Kanji Compounds
濘	ネイ	ぬか.る	muddiness	View Kanji Compounds
濠	ゴウコウ	ほり	moat ditch canal Australia	View Kanji Compounds
濤	トウ	なみ	waves billows	View Kanji Compounds
濶	カツ	ひろ.い	wide	View Kanji Compounds
瀞	セイショウジュウ	とろきよ.い	pure water clear water pool in a river	View Kanji Compounds
燐	リン		phosphorus	View Kanji Compounds
燠	ウイクオウ	おきあたたか.い	embers	View Kanji Compounds
燦	サン	さん.たるあき.らかきらめ.くきら.めく	brilliant	View Kanji Compounds
燧	スイ	ひうちひきりのろし	signal fire	View Kanji Compounds
燭	ソクショク	ともしび	light candlepower	View Kanji Compounds
燵	タツ		foot warmer (kokuji)	View Kanji Compounds
爵	シャク		baron peerage court rank	View Kanji Compounds
牆	ショウ	かき	fence hedge wall	View Kanji Compounds
獰	ドウネイ	わる.い	bad	View Kanji Compounds
獱	ヘンヒン		kind of otter	View Kanji Compounds
璦	アイ		fine quality jade	View Kanji Compounds
瓢	ヒョウ	ひさごふくべ	gourd	View Kanji Compounds
癇	カン	ひきつけ	bitter hot temper irritable nervous	View Kanji Compounds
癈	ハイ		chronic illness getting crippled	View Kanji Compounds
癘	レイライ	えやみ	contagious disease leprosy	View Kanji Compounds
盪	トウ	とろ.かすあら.ううご.く	melt be charmed captivated	View Kanji Compounds
瞥	ベツヘツ		glance at	View Kanji Compounds
瞭	リョウ	あきらか	clear	View Kanji Compounds
瞰	カン	み.る	look see	View Kanji Compounds
磽	コウキョウ		rocky barren	View Kanji Compounds
禦	ギョゴ	ふせ.ぐ	defend protect resist ward off	View Kanji Compounds
篳	ヒチヒツ	まがき	fence	View Kanji Compounds
簀	サクジャクセキ	す	rough mat (reeds)	View Kanji Compounds
簇	ゾクソウソク	むら.がる	group crowd swarm	View Kanji Compounds
簒	サンセン	うば.う	rob	View Kanji Compounds
簓		ささら	bamboo whisk (kokuji)	View Kanji Compounds
糜	ビ	ただ.れる	be inflamed	View Kanji Compounds
糟	コウソウ	ぬか	dregs sediment grounds	View Kanji Compounds
糠	コウ	ぬか	rice bran	View Kanji Compounds
縲	ルイ		tie	View Kanji Compounds
縵	マンバン		unpatterned silk loose	View Kanji Compounds
縷	ルロウ	いと	thread	View Kanji Compounds
縹	ヒョウ	はなだはなだ.いろ	light blue	View Kanji Compounds
縺	レン	もつ.れる	tangle knot fasten fetter	View Kanji Compounds
縻	ビミ	きずな	rope	View Kanji Compounds
總	ソウ	す.べてすべ.てふさ	collect overall altogether	View Kanji Compounds
繃	ホウヒョウ	まくたば.ねる	wrap	View Kanji Compounds
繆	ビュウキュウボクリョウ	あやま.るまと.う	error wrap around	View Kanji Compounds
繋	ケイ	つな.ぐかか.るか.ける	tie fasten chain tether connect	View Kanji Compounds
繍	シュウ	ぬいとり	sew figured cloth	View Kanji Compounds
繦	キョウ	むつきぜにさし	string of coins child's obi nappy	View Kanji Compounds
罅	カケ	ひびすき	fissure crack hole	View Kanji Compounds
翳	エイ	かげかげ.るかざ.すきぬがさくも.るくもり	hold aloft	View Kanji Compounds
聰	ソウ	さと.いみみざと.い	wise fast learner	View Kanji Compounds
聳	ショウ	そび.える	rise tower	View Kanji Compounds
膺	ヨウオウ	むね	breast strike	View Kanji Compounds
膾	カイケ	なま.す	raw fish salad	View Kanji Compounds
膿	ノウドウ	う.むうみ	pus fester discharge	View Kanji Compounds
臀	デントン	しり	buttocks hips butt rear	View Kanji Compounds
臂	ヒ	ひじ	elbow	View Kanji Compounds
臆	オクヨク	むねおくする	timidity heart mind fear cowardly	View Kanji Compounds
艱	カンケン	なや.むかた.いなや.み	difficult trying be distressed parent's funeral ceremony mourning perilous	View Kanji Compounds
薹	タイ	とうあぶらな	seed pod	View Kanji Compounds
薺	セイザイ	ひとととの.えるなずな	water-chestnuts caltrop	View Kanji Compounds
藉	シャセキジャク	かり.るふ.む	carpet lend borrow make excuses spread out	View Kanji Compounds
虧	キ	か.ける	wane (moon)	View Kanji Compounds
螫	セキカク	さ.す	bee sting	View Kanji Compounds
螯	ゴウ	はさみ	claws	View Kanji Compounds
螳	トウ		mantis	View Kanji Compounds
螺	ラ	にしにな	a small edible helical fresh-water mollusk	View Kanji Compounds
螻	ロウル	けら	mole cricket	View Kanji Compounds
螽	シュウ	いなご	grasshopper	View Kanji Compounds
蟀	シュツ		cricket grasshopper	View Kanji Compounds
蟄	チツチュウ	ちっ.するかく.れる	hibernation of insects	View Kanji Compounds
蟋	シツ		cricket grasshopper	View Kanji Compounds
蠎	ボウモウ	うわばみおろち	python boa constrictor	View Kanji Compounds
褻	セツ	けが.れるな.れる	filthy	View Kanji Compounds
襖	オウ	ふすまあお	opaque sliding door	View Kanji Compounds
覯	コウ	あ.う	happening to meet	View Kanji Compounds
諱	キ	いみない.む	posthumous (real) name	View Kanji Compounds
謐	ヒツ	しずか	quiet	View Kanji Compounds
謗	ボウホウ	そし.る	slander disparage censure criticize	View Kanji Compounds
謚	エキシ	おくりな	laughing	View Kanji Compounds
謨	ボモ	はか.る	plan deliberate	View Kanji Compounds
譁	カケ	かまびす.しい	noisy	View Kanji Compounds
谿	ケイ	たにたにがわ	valley	View Kanji Compounds
豁	カツ	ひら.けるひろ.い	empty	View Kanji Compounds
貘	バクミャク		tapir	View Kanji Compounds
賺	タンレン	すか.す	coax	View Kanji Compounds
賽	サイ		dice temple visit	View Kanji Compounds
趨	スウソク	しゅおもむ.くはし.る	run go quick tend towards	View Kanji Compounds
蹈	トウ	ふ.む	step on trample carry through appraise evade payment	View Kanji Compounds
蹉	サ	つまず.く	stumble	View Kanji Compounds
蹊	ケイ	みちわた.る	path	View Kanji Compounds
蹌	ソウショウ	うご.くよろ.めく	move stagger	View Kanji Compounds
輾	テンネン	きし.るめぐ.る	squeak	View Kanji Compounds
輿	ヨ	かごこし	palanquin bier	View Kanji Compounds
遽	キョ	あわ.てるあわただ.しいすみやかにわか	fear agitation confusion hurry	View Kanji Compounds
邀	ヨウ	むか.えるもと.める	go to meet call	View Kanji Compounds
邁	マイバイ	ゆ.く	go excel	View Kanji Compounds
邂	カイ	あ.う	meet unexpectedly	View Kanji Compounds
邈	バクマク	とお.い	far distant remote slight	View Kanji Compounds
鍍	ト	めっき	plating gilding	View Kanji Compounds
鍔	ガク	つば	sword guard kettle brim	View Kanji Compounds
鍬	ショウシュウ	くわすき	hoe with long blade at acute angle	View Kanji Compounds
鍮	チュウトウ		brass	View Kanji Compounds
鎚	ツイタイ	つち	hammer mallet	View Kanji Compounds
闃	ゲキケキ	しずかひっそり	quiet still	View Kanji Compounds
闌	ラン	た.けるたけなわてすり	rise high be well along	View Kanji Compounds
闍	トジャ		watchtower used phonetically	View Kanji Compounds
隱	インオン	かく.すかく.れるよ.る	hide conceal cover	View Kanji Compounds
雖	スイ	いえど.もこれ	although however	View Kanji Compounds
鞠	キクキュウ	まり	ball	View Kanji Compounds
顆	カ	つ.ぶ	grain (e.g. rice)	View Kanji Compounds
颶	グク		storm	View Kanji Compounds
餛	コン		dumpling soup wonton	View Kanji Compounds
餞	セン	はなむけ	farewell gift	View Kanji Compounds
餠	ヘイヒョウ	もちもちい	rice cake	View Kanji Compounds
餡	アンカン		bean jam	View Kanji Compounds
餤	タン		proceed offer	View Kanji Compounds
馘	カクキョク	くびき.るみみき.る	behead dismiss	View Kanji Compounds
駻	カン		rage run wild	View Kanji Compounds
鮟	アン		angler-fish	View Kanji Compounds
鮠	カイゲガイ	はえはや	dace (carp) (kokuji)	View Kanji Compounds
鮨	シキ	すし	sushi seasoned rice	View Kanji Compounds
鮪	キユウイ	まぐろしび	tuna	View Kanji Compounds
鴾	ボウ	とき	crested ibis	View Kanji Compounds
鴿	コウ	はとどばと	dove temple pigeon	View Kanji Compounds
鵄	シ	とび	kite horned owl wine cups	View Kanji Compounds
鵆		ちどり	plover	View Kanji Compounds
麋	ビ	なれしか	reindeer	View Kanji Compounds
黏	ネン	ねば.りねば.る	stick to glutinous sticky glue	View Kanji Compounds
黜	チュツ	しりぞ.ける	draw back	View Kanji Compounds
黝	ユウ	あおぐろ	black	View Kanji Compounds
點	テン	つ.けるつ.くた.てるさ.すとぼ.すとも.すぼち	point mark speck decimal pt	View Kanji Compounds
鼾	カン	いびき	snoring	View Kanji Compounds