# 塾 — cram school

塾 means “cram school”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ジュク (juku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 塾 (juku, “cram school; private tutoring school”).

- Meaning: cram school
- On'yomi: ジュク (juku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set A bit of everything

## How to remember 塾

Parts: 享 enjoy · 丸 circle · 土 earth

## Words with 塾

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 塾 | じゅく (juku) | cram school; private tutoring school |

## Don't confuse it with

[熟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ripen/)

## More in the “A bit of everything” set

[博](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/broad-knowledge/) · [為](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/do/) · [是](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/just-so/) · [塾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cram-school/) · [須](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/must/)

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