# 免 — exempt; licence

免 means “exempt; licence”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: メン (men). Kun'yomi: まぬか(れる) (manukareru), まぬが(れる) (manugareru). You'll see it in words such as 免れる (manugareru, “to escape; to be saved from”).

- Meaning: exempt; licence
- On'yomi: メン (men)
- Kun'yomi: まぬか(れる) (manukareru), まぬが(れる) (manugareru)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Law & order 2

## Words with 免

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 免れる | まぬがれる (manugareru) | to escape; to be saved from |

## Don't confuse it with

[号](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/serial-number/) · [亜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/asia/)

## More in the “Law & order 2” set

[契](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/contract/) · [典](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/code/) · [訟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lawsuit/) · [免](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/exempt/) · [偽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/false/) · [罰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/penalty/) · [懲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chastise/)

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