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赦 kanji: meaning “pardon”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N111 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
pardon
On'yomi
シャ
Kun'yomi
ゆる・す

Picture story to remember 赦

Your face turns red (赤) as you apologize to the taskmaster (攵), who kindly grants you a pardon.

Parts in this story:赤

How to write 赦: stroke order

赦 is written with 11 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 赦

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Kanji that share parts with 赦.