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KanjiN1Secondary school · 中学12 strokesRadical 火

焦 · char, hurry

焦 is a kanji meaning char, hurry, impatient, irritate. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ショウshō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • こげるkogeru
  • こがすkogasu
  • こがれるkogareru
  • あせるaseru
  • じれるjireru
  • じらすjirasu

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 焦 · 5 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 焦
WordReadingMeaningLevel
焦がすこがすto burn, to scorchN2
焦げるこげるto burn, to be burnedN2
焦点しょうてんfocus, pointN2
焦げ茶こげちゃdark brownN1
焦るあせるto be in a hurry, to be impatientN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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