# 賓 — honoured guest

賓 means “honoured guest”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: ヒン (hin). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: honoured guest
- On'yomi: ヒン (hin)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set People & roles 2

## How to remember 賓

Parts: 宀 roof · 少 a little · 貝 shell; money

## Don't confuse it with

[貯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/save-up/) · [賄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bribe/) · [頻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frequent/)

## More in the “People & roles 2” set

[后](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/empress/) · [賓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/honoured-guest/) · [匠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/craftsman/) · [妃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/queen-consort/) · [紳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sir/) · [奴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/guy/)

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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/honoured-guest/. Last updated 2026-11-01.