# 寡 — scant; widow

寡 means “scant; widow”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: カ (ka). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: scant; widow
- On'yomi: カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 3

## How to remember 寡

Parts: 宀 roof · 自 self; nose · 分 part

## Don't confuse it with

[塞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plug-up/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 3” set

[遍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/everywhere/) · [衡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/balance/) · [斗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/big-dipper/) · [尺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shaku-old-foot/) · [甚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/extremely/) · [汎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pan/) · [寡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scant/) · [升](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sho-measure/)

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