# 充 — fill; allot

充 means “fill; allot”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: ジュウ (juu). Kun'yomi: あ(てる) (ateru). You'll see it in words such as 充てる (ateru, “to assign; to set aside”).

- Meaning: fill; allot
- On'yomi: ジュウ (juu)
- Kun'yomi: あ(てる) (ateru)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 1

## How to remember 充

Parts: 亠 lid · 允 sincere

## Words with 充

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 充てる | あてる (ateru) | to assign; to set aside |

## Don't confuse it with

[育](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bring-up/)

## 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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