# 禅 — Zen

禅 means “Zen”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ゼン (zen), セン (sen). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 禅 (zen, “Zen”).

- Meaning: Zen
- On'yomi: ゼン (zen), セン (sen)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 4

## How to remember 禅

Parts: 礻 altar · 単 simple

## Words with 禅

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 禅 | ぜん (zen) | Zen |

## Don't confuse it with

[戦](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/war/) · [弾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bullet/)

## More in the “Belief & custom 4” set

[魂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soul/) · [碑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/monument/) · [墳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ancient-tomb/) · [弔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/condolences/) · [尼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nun/) · [忌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abhor/) · [禅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/zen/) · [妖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bewitching/)

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