憶
憶 — Recollection
recollection, think, remember
On’yomiオク (oku)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 憶
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 記憶 | きおく kioku | memory; recollection; remembrance |
| 憶測 | おくそく okusoku | guess; speculation; supposition |
| 追憶 | ついおく tsuioku | recollection; reminiscence |
Study notes
憶 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1324 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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