# 腎 — kidney

腎 means “kidney”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ジン (jin). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: kidney
- On'yomi: ジン (jin)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 3

## How to remember 腎

Sounds like 臣: both read ジン.

Parts: 臣 retainer · 又 hand; again · 月 moon; flesh

## Don't confuse it with

[堅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/steadfast/)

## More in the “Body & health 3” set

[疫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/epidemic/) · [癒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soothe/) · [尿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/urine/) · [吐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spit/) · [尻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rear/) · [憩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-a-break/) · [睡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slumber/) · [腎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kidney/) · [掌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/palm-of-the-hand/)

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