# 淑 — ladylike; graceful

淑 means “ladylike; graceful”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: シュク (shuku). Kun'yomi: しと(やか) (shitoyaka).

- Meaning: ladylike; graceful
- On'yomi: シュク (shuku)
- Kun'yomi: しと(やか) (shitoyaka)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Qualities 7

## How to remember 淑

Sounds like 叔: both read シュク.

Parts: 氵 water · 叔 uncle younger than one's parent

## Don't confuse it with

[叔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/uncle-younger-than-one-s-parent/) · [督](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/supervise/) · [寂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lonely/)

## More in the “Qualities 7” set

[宜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fitting/) · [粋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chic/) · [冗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/superfluous/) · [迅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swift/) · [淑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ladylike/) · [傑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/outstanding-talent/) · [拙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clumsy/) · [卑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lowly/)

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