# 属 — belong; genus

属 means “belong; genus”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ゾク (zoku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 属する (zokusuru, “to belong to; to come under”).

- Meaning: belong; genus
- On'yomi: ゾク (zoku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Links & order 1

## How to remember 属

Parts: 尸 flag · 丿 slash · 虫 insect · 冂 frame

## Words with 属

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 属する | ぞくする (zokusuru) | to belong to; to come under |

## Don't confuse it with

[嘱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/commission/)

## More in the “Links & order 1” set

[及](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/extend-to/) · [系](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lineage/) · [継](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/inherit/) · [伴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/accompany/) · [属](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/belong/) · [却](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/on-the-contrary/) · [併](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/combine/) · [括](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tie-up/)

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