# 勘 — intuition; check

勘 means “intuition; check”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 勘 (kan, “perception; intuition”).

- Meaning: intuition; check
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Thinking & noticing 3

## How to remember 勘

Parts: 甚 extremely · 力 power

## Words with 勘

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 勘 | かん (kan) | perception; intuition |

## Don't confuse it with

[堪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/withstand/)

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 3” set

[鑑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/appraise/) · [勘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intuition/) · [覧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-over/) · [幻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/illusion/) · [眺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gaze-at/) · [錯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mix-up/) · [糾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tangle/)

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