The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1776 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: plug up, obstruct

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: チツ

Composition: 穴至

窒

Radical

Radical: 穴

Meaning: cave

Reading: あな

Frequency: 298

Alternative forms:

(

alt radical position kanmuri

)

穴

Examples

Onyomi Examples

脱窒（ダッチツ） denitrification, denitration