# 活 — activity; lively

活 means “activity; lively”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: カツ (katsu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: activity; lively
- On'yomi: カツ (katsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Doing & acting 1

## How to remember 活

Water (氵) on the tongue (舌): you're alive and lively.

Parts: 氵 water · 舌 tongue

## Don't confuse it with

[括](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tie-up/) · [湖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lake/)

## More in the “Doing & acting 1” set

[定](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/determine/) · [選](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/choose/) · [決](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decide/) · [調](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/look-into/) · [保](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/preserve/) · [活](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/activity/) · [得](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/gain/) · [査](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inspect/) · [求](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seek/)

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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/n3-kanji/activity/. Last updated 2026-11-01.