# 叱 — scold; tell off

叱 means “scold; tell off”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: シツ (shitsu), シチ (shichi). Kun'yomi: しか(る) (shikaru).

- Meaning: scold; tell off
- On'yomi: シツ (shitsu), シチ (shichi)
- Kun'yomi: しか(る) (shikaru)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 6

## How to remember 叱

Sounds like 七: both read シチ.

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 七 seven

## More in the “Words & language 6” set

[乞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beg/) · [蔑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/despise/) · [叱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scold/) · [宛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/addressed-to/) · [拶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/greeting-second-half/) · [喩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/metaphor/) · [彙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vocabulary/) · [嘲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ridicule/)

---

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