# 虹 — rainbow

虹 means “rainbow”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes.  Kun'yomi: にじ (niji). You'll see it in words such as 虹 (niji, “rainbow”).

- Meaning: rainbow
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: にじ (niji)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Seasons & weather

## How to remember 虹

Parts: 虫 insect · 工 tool; work

## Words with 虹

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 虹 | にじ (niji) | rainbow |

## More in the “Seasons & weather” set

[露](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dew/) · [災](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/calamity/) · [雰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/atmosphere/) · [雷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thunder/) · [霧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fog/) · [嵐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/storm/) · [虹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rainbow/) · [霜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frost/)

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