# 熟 — ripen; mature

熟 means “ripen; mature”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: ジュク (juku). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: ripen; mature
- On'yomi: ジュク (juku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 3

## How to remember 熟

Parts: 享 enjoy · 丸 circle · 灬 fire

## Don't confuse it with

[塾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cram-school/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 3” set

[殖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/multiply/) · [熟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ripen/) · [培](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foster/) · [肥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fertilizer/) · [栽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plant-out/) · [葛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kudzu/) · [朴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plain/) · [穫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/harvest/)

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