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What is the Kanji for 'Pardon'? | 赦

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Pardon', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Pardon' is 赦.

    kanji

    赦

    Meaning

    Pardon

    Reading

    onyomiしゃ

    sha

    Parts

    赤Red 攵Strike

    Radical

    赤

    Stroke Count

    11

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    8

    Frequency

    1847

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 赦

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    赤

    Meaning

    Red

    radical

    攵

    Meaning

    Strike

Kanji Related to 赦 Through the Part 赤

These 2 kanji contain the part 赤 as well.

    kanji

    嚇

    Meaning

    Upbraid, Menacing

    kanji

    跡

    Meaning

    Trace, Traces

Kanji Related to 赦 Through the Part 攵

These 24 kanji contain the part 攵 as well.

    kanji

    散

    Meaning

    Scatter

    kanji

    敏

    Meaning

    Agile, Alert

    kanji

    改

    Meaning

    Reform

    kanji

    牧

    Meaning

    Breed, Pasture

    kanji

    教

    Meaning

    Teach

    kanji

    救

    Meaning

    Rescue

    kanji

    敬

    Meaning

    Respect

    kanji

    徴

    Meaning

    Levy, Symptom

    kanji

    条

    Meaning

    Clause

    kanji

    致

    Meaning

    Doth, Do humbly

    kanji

    数

    Meaning

    Number

    kanji

    敢

    Meaning

    Daring

    kanji

    敵

    Meaning

    Enemy

    kanji

    撤

    Meaning

    Remove, Withdraw

    kanji

    枚

    Meaning

    Flat, Counter

    kanji

    攻

    Meaning

    Attack, Aggression

    kanji

    敗

    Meaning

    Defeat

    kanji

    故

    Meaning

    Reason, Deceased

    kanji

    敷

    Meaning

    Spread, Lay

    kanji

    啓

    Meaning

    Enlighten, State respectfully

    kanji

    整

    Meaning

    Organize

    kanji

    徹

    Meaning

    Penetrate, Go through

    kanji

    放

    Meaning

    Release

    kanji

    政

    Meaning

    Government, Politics

Learn the Kanji 赦

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 赦 mean?

赦 means 'Pardon'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.