# 紳 — sir; gentry

紳 means “sir; gentry”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: シン (shin). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: sir; gentry
- On'yomi: シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set People & roles 2

## How to remember 紳

Sounds like 申: both read シン.

Parts: 糸 thread · 申 lightning

## Don't confuse it with

[練](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/practise/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/) · [累](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cumulative/) · [緒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cord/)

## More in the “People & roles 2” set

[后](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/empress/) · [賓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/honoured-guest/) · [匠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/craftsman/) · [妃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/queen-consort/) · [紳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sir/) · [奴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/guy/)

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