# 径 — diameter; path

径 means “diameter; path”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ケイ (kei). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: diameter; path
- On'yomi: ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Shapes 2

## How to remember 径

Parts: 彳 stepping · 圣 clod of earth

## Don't confuse it with

[待](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/wait/) · [坂](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/slope/) · [彼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/he/) · [徒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/follower/)

## More in the “Shapes 2” set

[径](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/diameter/) · [斜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/diagonal/) · [紋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/family-crest/) · [塊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lump/) · [肖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/resemblance/) · [擬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mimic/) · [孔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/small-hole/)

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