# 雅 — elegant

雅 means “elegant”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ガ (ga). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: elegant
- On'yomi: ガ (ga)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Qualities 2

## How to remember 雅

Sounds like 牙: both read ガ.

Parts: 牙 fang · 隹 bird

## More in the “Qualities 2” set

[貴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/noble/) · [紛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-confused-with/) · [俊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/genius/) · [敏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/agile/) · [堅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/steadfast/) · [豪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mighty/) · [隆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swell-up/) · [妙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/exquisite/) · [雅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/elegant/)

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