# 曹 — sergeant; official

曹 means “sergeant; official”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou), ゾウ (zou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: sergeant; official
- On'yomi: ソウ (sou), ゾウ (zou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Conflict & rivalry 6

## How to remember 曹

Parts: 曲 bend · 日 sun; day

## Don't confuse it with

[昔](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/long-ago/) · [典](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/code/) · [遭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meet-with-trouble/) · [東](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/east/)

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry 6” set

[刀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/katana/) · [弓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bow-archery/) · [伐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fell-trees/) · [遮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/block/) · [挫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sprain/) · [屯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/barracks/) · [曹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sergeant/) · [尉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/military-officer/)

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