# 帽 — hat; cap

帽 means “hat; cap”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ボウ (bou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: hat; cap
- On'yomi: ボウ (bou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Cloth & clothing 2

## How to remember 帽

Sounds like 冒: both read ボウ.

Parts: 巾 cloth · 冒 risk

## Don't confuse it with

[冒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/risk/)

## More in the “Cloth & clothing 2” set

[衣](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/garment/) · [綿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cotton/) · [靴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shoes/) · [帽](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hat/) · [袖](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sleeve/)

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