# 墾 — reclaim land

墾 means “reclaim land”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: コン (kon). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: reclaim land
- On'yomi: コン (kon)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 5

## How to remember 墾

Parts: 豸 prowling beast · 艮 stubborn · 土 earth

## Don't confuse it with

[懇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cordial/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 5” set

[朽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moulder/) · [茎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stem/) · [藻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/seaweed/) · [畝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/furrow/) · [萎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/droop/) · [梗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bellflower/) · [墾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/reclaim-land/)

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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/reclaim-land/. Last updated 2026-11-01.