# 貼 — stick on; paste

貼 means “stick on; paste”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: テン (ten), チョウ (chou). Kun'yomi: は(る) (haru). You'll see it in words such as 貼る (haru, “to stick; to paste”).

- Meaning: stick on; paste
- On'yomi: テン (ten), チョウ (chou)
- Kun'yomi: は(る) (haru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 6

## How to remember 貼

Parts: 貝 shell; money · 占 fortune-telling

## Words with 貼

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 貼る | はる (haru) | to stick; to paste |

## Don't confuse it with

[員](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/member/) · [貞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/upright/) · [唄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/folk-song/) · [賀](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/congratulate/)

## More in the “Hands at work 6” set

[捉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/get-hold-of/) · [抹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wipe-out/) · [搾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/press-out/) · [賜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grant/) · [頒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hand-out/) · [戴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-crowned-with/) · [拭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wipe/) · [貼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stick-on/)

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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/stick-on/. Last updated 2026-11-01.