# 穏 — calm; gentle

穏 means “calm; gentle”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: オン (on). Kun'yomi: おだ(やか) (odayaka). You'll see it in words such as 穏やか (odayaka, “calm; quiet”).

- Meaning: calm; gentle
- On'yomi: オン (on)
- Kun'yomi: おだ(やか) (odayaka)
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Qualities 4

## How to remember 穏

Parts: 禾 grain · 爫 claw · ヨ hand · 心 heart

## Words with 穏

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 穏やか | おだやか (odayaka) | calm; quiet |

## More in the “Qualities 4” set

[淡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/faint/) · [准](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/quasi/) · [虚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/void/) · [尚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/esteem/) · [穏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/calm/) · [顕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/conspicuous/) · [巧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/skilful/) · [粛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hushed/) · [愚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foolish/)

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