# 審 — hearing; judge

審 means “hearing; judge”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: シン (shin). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: hearing; judge
- On'yomi: シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Law & order 1

## How to remember 審

Parts: 宀 roof · 番 turn in a series

## Don't confuse it with

[番](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/turn-in-a-series/) · [翻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/turn-over/) · [藩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/feudal-domain/)

## More in the “Law & order 1” set

[裁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cut-cloth/) · [証](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/proof/) · [審](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hearing/) · [訴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sue/) · [憲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/constitution/) · [逮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/arrest/) · [刑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/punishment/)

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