# 懇 — cordial; friendly

懇 means “cordial; friendly”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: コン (kon). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: cordial; friendly
- On'yomi: コン (kon)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 2

## How to remember 懇

Parts: 豸 prowling beast · 艮 stubborn · 心 heart

## Don't confuse it with

[墾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/reclaim-land/)

## More in the “Feelings 2” set

[懇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cordial/) · [驚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/surprise/) · [趣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/charm/) · [慰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/comfort/) · [魅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fascination/) · [孤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/orphan/) · [頑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stubborn/) · [誇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/boast/) · [慢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/arrogance/)

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