# 撲 — slap; strike

撲 means “slap; strike”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: ボク (boku). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: slap; strike
- On'yomi: ボク (boku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 4

## How to remember 撲

Parts: 扌 hand · 业 rack · 三 three · 人 person; roof

## Don't confuse it with

[僕](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/i-boys/)

## More in the “Hands at work 4” set

[擁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stand-by/) · [摩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rub/) · [撲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slap/) · [絞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/squeeze/) · [揚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hoist/) · [覆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/overturn/) · [抽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/draw-out/) · [据](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/set-in-place/)

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