# 嫡 — legitimate heir

嫡 means “legitimate heir”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: チャク (chaku), テキ (teki). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: legitimate heir
- On'yomi: チャク (chaku), テキ (teki)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Family 2

## How to remember 嫡

Parts: 女 woman · 亠 lid · 冂 frame · 古 old

## Don't confuse it with

[適](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/suitable/) · [滴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/drip/) · [摘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pluck/) · [敵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/enemy/)

## More in the “Family 2” set

[娠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pregnancy/) · [伯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/uncle-older-than-one-s-parent/) · [叔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/uncle-younger-than-one-s-parent/) · [姻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marry-into/) · [婿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bridegroom/) · [嫡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/legitimate-heir/) · [嗣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/heir/) · [戚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/relatives/)

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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/legitimate-heir/. Last updated 2026-11-01.