# 丁 — city block; counter for tools

丁 means “city block; counter for tools”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 2 strokes. On'yomi: チョウ (chou), テイ (tei), チ (chi). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: city block; counter for tools
- On'yomi: チョウ (chou), テイ (tei), チ (chi)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 2
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 1

## How to remember 丁

Parts: 一 one; floor · 亅 hook

## Don't confuse it with

[了](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/finish/) · [予](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/beforehand/) · [可](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/possible/) · [才](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/talent/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 1” set

[充](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fill/) · [微](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/minute/) · [斉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/all-together/) · [尽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/exhaust/) · [蓄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/amass/) · [丁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/city-block/) · [騰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soar/) · [剰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excess/)

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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/city-block/. Last updated 2026-11-01.