# 尽 — exhaust; use up

尽 means “exhaust; use up”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: ジン (jin). Kun'yomi: つ(きる) (tsukiru). You'll see it in words such as 尽くす (tsukusu, “to use up; to exhaust”).

- Meaning: exhaust; use up
- On'yomi: ジン (jin)
- Kun'yomi: つ(きる) (tsukiru)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 1

## How to remember 尽

Parts: 尺 measure · 冫 ice

## Words with 尽

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 尽くす | つくす (tsukusu) | to use up; to exhaust |
| 尽きる | つきる (tsukiru) | to be used up; to be run out |

## Don't confuse it with

[尺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shaku-old-foot/) · [沢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marsh/) · [択](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/select/) · [昼](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/daytime/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 1” set

[充](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fill/) · [微](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/minute/) · [斉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/all-together/) · [尽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/exhaust/) · [蓄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/amass/) · [丁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/city-block/) · [騰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soar/) · [剰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excess/)

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