# 梗 — bellflower; block

梗 means “bellflower; block”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: bellflower; block
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 5

## How to remember 梗

Sounds like 更: both read コウ.

Parts: 木 tree · 更 change

## Don't confuse it with

[東](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/east/) · [棟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ridge-of-a-roof/) · [便](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/convenient/) · [硬](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hard/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 5” set

[朽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moulder/) · [茎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stem/) · [藻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/seaweed/) · [畝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/furrow/) · [萎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/droop/) · [梗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bellflower/) · [墾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/reclaim-land/)

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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/bellflower/. Last updated 2026-11-01.