# 含 — include; contain

含 means “include; contain”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ガン (gan). Kun'yomi: ふく(む) (fukumu). You'll see it in words such as 含む (fukumu, “to contain; to comprise”).

- Meaning: include; contain
- On'yomi: ガン (gan)
- Kun'yomi: ふく(む) (fukumu)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Links & order 3

## How to remember 含

Now (今) in the mouth (口): held in, included.

Parts: 今 now · 口 mouth; box

## Words with 含

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 含む | ふくむ (fukumu) | to contain; to comprise |
| 含み | ふくみ (fukumi) | implication; hidden meaning |
| 含める | ふくめる (fukumeru) | to include |

## Don't confuse it with

[合](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/fit/) · [吟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intone/) · [命](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/command/) · [拾](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pick-up/)

## More in the “Links & order 3” set

[応](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/respond/) · [比](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/compare/) · [差](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/difference/) · [含](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/include/) · [接](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/contact/) · [他](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/other/)

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