# 粛 — hushed; solemn

粛 means “hushed; solemn”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: シュク (shuku). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: hushed; solemn
- On'yomi: シュク (shuku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Qualities 4

## How to remember 粛

Parts: 聿 brush · 米 rice

## More in the “Qualities 4” set

[淡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/faint/) · [准](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/quasi/) · [虚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/void/) · [尚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/esteem/) · [穏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/calm/) · [顕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/conspicuous/) · [巧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/skilful/) · [粛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hushed/) · [愚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foolish/)

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