# 刈 — mow; reap

刈 means “mow; reap”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes.  Kun'yomi: か(る) (karu). You'll see it in words such as 刈る (karu, “to cut; to mow”).

- Meaning: mow; reap
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: か(る) (karu)
- Strokes: 4
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 5

## How to remember 刈

Parts: 乂 crossed arms · 刂 sword

## Words with 刈

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 刈る | かる (karu) | to cut; to mow |

## More in the “Hands at work 5” set

[擦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scrape/) · [添](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/append/) · [把](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grasp/) · [呈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/submit/) · [砕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/smash/) · [刈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mow/) · [縛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bind/) · [挿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/insert/)

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