# 案 — plan; proposal

案 means “plan; proposal”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: アン (an). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 案 (an, “idea; plan”).

- Meaning: plan; proposal
- On'yomi: アン (an)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Thinking & noticing 1

## How to remember 案

Cheap (安) wood (木) for a desk to plan on.

Sounds like 安: both read アン.

Parts: 安 cheap · 木 tree

## Words with 案

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 案 | あん (an) | idea; plan |
| 案じる | あんじる (anjiru) | to be anxious; to be concerned |

## Don't confuse it with

[桜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cherry-tree/) · [嫁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bride/) · [宴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/banquet/) · [媒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-between/)

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 1” set

[解](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/solve/) · [認](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/recognize/) · [案](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plan/) · [信](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/trust/) · [論](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/argument/) · [疑](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/doubt/)

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