# 喝 — bellow; scold

喝 means “bellow; scold”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: カツ (katsu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: bellow; scold
- On'yomi: カツ (katsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 4

## How to remember 喝

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 曷 why

## Don't confuse it with

[掲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/post-up/) · [葛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kudzu/) · [渇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thirst/) · [褐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brown/)

## More in the “Words & language 4” set

[諭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/counsel/) · [諾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/assent/) · [欄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/newspaper-column/) · [誓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vow/) · [訂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/revise-a-text/) · [閲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peruse/) · [喝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bellow/) · [叙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/narrate/)

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