# 舌 — tongue

舌 means “tongue”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: ゼツ (zetsu). Kun'yomi: した (shita). You'll see it in words such as 舌 (shita, “tongue”).

- Meaning: tongue
- On'yomi: ゼツ (zetsu)
- Kun'yomi: した (shita)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 4

## How to remember 舌

Parts: 千 thousand · 口 mouth; box

## Words with 舌

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 舌 | した (shita) | tongue |

## Don't confuse it with

[乱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/disorder/)

## More in the “Body & health 4” set

[盲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/blind/) · [裸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/naked/) · [膜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/membrane/) · [脇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/armpit/) · [腸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intestines/) · [舌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tongue/) · [胎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/womb/) · [肪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/animal-fat/) · [胴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/torso/)

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