# 斬 — slash; behead

斬 means “slash; behead”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ザン (zan). Kun'yomi: き(る) (kiru).

- Meaning: slash; behead
- On'yomi: ザン (zan)
- Kun'yomi: き(る) (kiru)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Conflict & rivalry 7

## How to remember 斬

Parts: 車 cart · 斤 axe

## Don't confuse it with

[漸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/little-by-little/)

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry 7” set

[禍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/misfortune/) · [帥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/commander-in-chief/) · [拷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/torture/) · [斬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slash/) · [嚇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/menace/) · [拉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-away-by-force/) · [塞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plug-up/) · [毀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/damage/)

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