# 楷 — regular script

楷 means “regular script”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: カイ (kai). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: regular script
- On'yomi: カイ (kai)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Arts & pastimes 4

## How to remember 楷

Sounds like 皆: both read カイ.

Parts: 木 tree · 皆 everyone

## Don't confuse it with

[楽](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/fun/) · [階](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storey/) · [諧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/humour/)

## More in the “Arts & pastimes 4” set

[詠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/compose-poetry/) · [唄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/folk-song/) · [韻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rhyme/) · [玩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/toy/) · [伎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kabuki/) · [楷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/regular-script/) · [賦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/levy/) · [諧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/humour/)

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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/regular-script/. Last updated 2026-11-01.