# 徳 — virtue

徳 means “virtue”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: トク (toku). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: virtue
- On'yomi: トク (toku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 1

## How to remember 徳

Parts: 彳 stepping · 十 ten; cross · 罒 net · 心 heart

## Don't confuse it with

[聴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/listen/)

## More in the “Belief & custom 1” set

[宮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shrine/) · [義](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/righteousness/) · [献](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/offer-up/) · [吉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/good-luck/) · [儀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rite/) · [葬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/funeral/) · [宗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/religion/) · [戒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/admonish/) · [徳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/virtue/)

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