# 遺 — bequeath; leave behind

遺 means “bequeath; leave behind”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: イ (i). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: bequeath; leave behind
- On'yomi: イ (i)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Family 1

## How to remember 遺

Parts: 貴 noble · 辶 road

## Don't confuse it with

[貴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/noble/) · [潰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crush/) · [遣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dispatch/) · [頼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rely-on/)

## More in the “Family 1” set

[氏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/family-name/) · [遺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bequeath/) · [養](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nourish/) · [誕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/birth/) · [孝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/filial-piety/) · [曽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/formerly/) · [妊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pregnant/) · [稚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/immature/) · [嫁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bride/)

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