# 恒 — constant; always

恒 means “constant; always”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: constant; always
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Time 2

## How to remember 恒

Parts: 忄 heart · 亘 span

## Don't confuse it with

[惜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/begrudge/) · [担](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bear/) · [量](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/quantity/) · [宣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/proclaim/)

## More in the “Time 2” set

[恒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/constant/) · [暇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spare-time/) · [徐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gradually/) · [頻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frequent/) · [弥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/increasingly/) · [暦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/calendar/) · [猶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/still/)

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