# 賀 — congratulate

賀 means “congratulate”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ガ (ga). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: congratulate
- On'yomi: ガ (ga)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Belief & custom

## How to remember 賀

Add (加) shells (貝) to the gift: congratulations.

Parts: 加 add · 貝 shell; money

## Don't confuse it with

[員](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/member/) · [唄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/folk-song/) · [損](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/loss/) · [賠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/indemnify/)

## More in the “Belief & custom” set

[式](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ceremony/) · [神](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/god/) · [福](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/good-fortune/) · [寺](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/temple/) · [賀](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/congratulate/) · [祭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/festival/) · [礼](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bow/)

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