# 遣 — dispatch

遣 means “dispatch”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ケン (ken). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: dispatch
- On'yomi: ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 1

## Don't confuse it with

[速](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fast/) · [悪](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/bad/) · [師](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/instructor/) · [遭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meet-with-trouble/)

## More in the “Moving 1” set

[渉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ford/) · [離](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/detach/) · [遣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dispatch/) · [踏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/step-on/) · [避](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/avoid/) · [崩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crumble/) · [撤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pull-back/) · [躍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leap/) · [還](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/send-back/)

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