# 酸 — acid; sour

酸 means “acid; sour”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: サン (san). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 酸 (san, “acid”).

- Meaning: acid; sour
- On'yomi: サン (san)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 1

## How to remember 酸

Parts: 酉 jar · 允 sincere · 夂 dragging feet

## Words with 酸

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 酸 | さん (san) | acid |
| アミノ酸 | アミノさん (aminosan) | amino acid |

## More in the “Food & cooking 1” set

[渋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/astringent/) · [酸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/acid/) · [腐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rot/) · [糧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/provisions/) · [豆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bean/) · [糖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sugar/) · [煮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/boil-food/) · [酔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intoxicated/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/acid/. Last updated 2026-11-01.