# 糾 — tangle; examine

糾 means “tangle; examine”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: キュウ (kyuu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: tangle; examine
- On'yomi: キュウ (kyuu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Thinking & noticing 3

## How to remember 糾

Parts: 糸 thread · 丨 stick

## Don't confuse it with

[索](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-up/) · [糸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thread/) · [紳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sir/) · [紙](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/paper/)

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 3” set

[鑑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/appraise/) · [勘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intuition/) · [覧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-over/) · [幻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/illusion/) · [眺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gaze-at/) · [錯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mix-up/) · [糾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tangle/)

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