# 轄 — control; jurisdiction

轄 means “control; jurisdiction”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: カツ (katsu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: control; jurisdiction
- On'yomi: カツ (katsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Government 2

## How to remember 轄

Parts: 車 cart · 害 harm

## Don't confuse it with

[憲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/constitution/)

## More in the “Government 2” set

[宰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/preside-over/) · [轄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/control/) · [藩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/feudal-domain/) · [勅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-decree/) · [詔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-edict/) · [侯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marquis/) · [吏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/civil-servant/) · [朕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/the-royal-i/) · [璽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-seal/)

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