# 塊 — lump

塊 means “lump”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: カイ (kai). Kun'yomi: かたまり (katamari). You'll see it in words such as 塊 (katamari, “lump; mass”).

- Meaning: lump
- On'yomi: カイ (kai)
- Kun'yomi: かたまり (katamari)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Shapes 2

## How to remember 塊

Parts: 土 earth · 鬼 ogre

## Words with 塊

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 塊 | かたまり (katamari) | lump; mass |

## Don't confuse it with

[鬼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ogre/) · [魂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soul/)

## More in the “Shapes 2” set

[径](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/diameter/) · [斜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/diagonal/) · [紋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/family-crest/) · [塊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lump/) · [肖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/resemblance/) · [擬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mimic/) · [孔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/small-hole/)

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