# 溺 — drown

溺 means “drown”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes.  Kun'yomi: おぼ(れる) (oboreru). You'll see it in words such as 溺れる (oboreru, “to struggle in the water; to be drowning”).

- Meaning: drown
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: おぼ(れる) (oboreru)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Water & the sea 4

## How to remember 溺

Parts: 氵 water · 弱 weak

## Words with 溺

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 溺れる | おぼれる (oboreru) | to struggle in the water; to be drowning |

## Don't confuse it with

[弱](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/weak/) · [湾](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bay/) · [渋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/astringent/)

## More in the “Water & the sea 4” set

[礁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/reef/) · [汽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vapour/) · [渓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mountain-stream/) · [湧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gush/) · [泌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ooze/) · [氾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/overflow/) · [溺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/drown/) · [濫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excessive/)

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