# 槽 — vat; tank

槽 means “vat; tank”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: vat; tank
- On'yomi: ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Things 3

## How to remember 槽

Sounds like 曹: both read ソウ.

Parts: 木 tree · 曹 sergeant

## Don't confuse it with

[棟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ridge-of-a-roof/) · [遭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meet-with-trouble/) · [湯](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hot-water/) · [普](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/universal/)

## More in the “Things 3” set

[槽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vat/) · [鉢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bowl/) · [錠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lock/) · [臼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mortar/) · [栓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stopper/) · [芯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wick/) · [箋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/memo-paper/) · [籠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/basket/)

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