# 杯 — cup; counter for cupfuls

杯 means “cup; counter for cupfuls”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ハイ (hai). Kun'yomi: さかずき (sakazuki).

- Meaning: cup; counter for cupfuls
- On'yomi: ハイ (hai)
- Kun'yomi: さかずき (sakazuki)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Food & cooking 1

## How to remember 杯

Parts: 木 tree · 不 not

## Don't confuse it with

[垂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hang-down/) · [在](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/exist/) · [材](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/timber/) · [存](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/be-aware/)

## More in the “Food & cooking 1” set

[塩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/salt/) · [杯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cup/) · [甘](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweet/) · [卵](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/egg/) · [喫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/consume/) · [粉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flour/) · [脂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fat/)

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