# 劾 — impeach

劾 means “impeach”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ガイ (gai). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: impeach
- On'yomi: ガイ (gai)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Law & order 4

## How to remember 劾

Parts: 亥 boar sign · 力 power

## Don't confuse it with

[刻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/engrave/) · [核](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nucleus/)

## More in the “Law & order 4” set

[赦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pardon/) · [窃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stealthy-theft/) · [賊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bandit/) · [劾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/impeach/) · [囚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/prisoner/) · [遵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abide-by/) · [錮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/confinement/)

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