# 較 — contrast; compare

較 means “contrast; compare”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: カク (kaku). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: contrast; compare
- On'yomi: カク (kaku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Links & order

## How to remember 較

Parts: 車 cart · 交 mix

## Don't confuse it with

[校](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/school/)

## More in the “Links & order” set

[介](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mediate/) · [類](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sort/) · [順](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sequence/) · [絡](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/entwine/) · [依](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/depend-on/) · [互](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reciprocal/) · [緒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cord/) · [較](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/contrast/)

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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/n2-kanji/contrast/. Last updated 2026-11-01.