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又

又 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. また、さらに
  2. 再び。
  3. 右。右の手。
  4. 許す。
  5. あるいは。若しくは。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。右手を象る。「みぎ」を意味する漢語｛右｝を表す字。のち仮借して「また」を意味する副詞の｛又｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

or again, furthermore, on the other hand

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ユウ
Kun (native)
  • またJHS
  • また〜JHS
  • また(の)〜
Nanori (used in names)
  • やす
Other languages
  • 拼音you4
  • 한글u
  • Hán-ViệtHựu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
2 strokes
Radical
又(また)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+53C8

Components

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Words using this kanji

  • 又はまたは「または」の法令における表記。 並列的、選択的な関係にある事を示す。or, either ... or ...
  • 又また（また）さらに、くわえて。again, once more, once again, another time
  • 又ねまたねbye, see you later
  • 又とまたと(never) again
  • 又隣またどなりsecond door from here
  • 又々またまたonce again, yet again, (there you go) again
  • 又もまたも(once) again
  • 又候またぞろ(yet) again
  • 又鬼またぎtraditional winter hunters in Tōhoku, matagi
  • 又甥またおい甥の子。grandnephew
  • 又姪まためい姪の子。grandniece
  • 又もやまたもやonce again, yet again
  • 又家来またげらいsecondary retainer
  • 又写しまたうつしcopying again
  • 又借りまたがりborrowing something already borrowed
  • 又小作またこさくsubtenancy, sublease
  • 又請けまたうけsubcontract
  • 又請負またうけおいsubcontract
  • 又貸しまたがしsublease, sublet, lending (something one has borrowed) to someone else
  • 又弟子またでしindirect pupil

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