# 披 — lay open; announce

披 means “lay open; announce”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ヒ (hi). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: lay open; announce
- On'yomi: ヒ (hi)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 3

## How to remember 披

Sounds like 皮: both read ヒ.

Parts: 扌 hand · 皮 skin

## Don't confuse it with

[皮](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/skin/) · [被](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/incur/) · [波](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wave/) · [彼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/he/)

## More in the “Words & language 3” set

[諮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/consult/) · [簿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ledger/) · [銘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/inscription/) · [尋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/inquire/) · [稿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/manuscript/) · [啓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/enlighten/) · [披](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lay-open/) · [帳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/notebook/)

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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/lay-open/. Last updated 2026-11-01.