須

Ought

Also: By All Means, Necessarily

On'yomi

  • す su
  • しゅ shu

Kun'yomi

  • すべから subekara
  • すべし subeshi
  • ひげ hige
  • まつ matsu
  • もち mochi
  • もと moto
Stroke count
12
Radical
頁 leaf · Kangxi radical 181
JLPT level
N1
School grade
Secondary school

須 has 12 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 頁 (leaf), number 181. Hashidari places it at JLPT N1. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N1 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji