# 康 — health

康 means “health”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: health
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Body & health 1

## How to remember 康

Parts: 广 shelter · 隶 grab from behind

## Don't confuse it with

[逮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/arrest/)

## More in the “Body & health 1” set

[療](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/heal/) · [亡](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/deceased/) · [背](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/back/) · [康](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/health/) · [痛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pain/) · [骨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bone/) · [臓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/internal-organ/) · [吸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/suck/) · [看](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/watch-over/)

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